Germany: Employees Injured as Lufthansa Boeing 787 Nose Gear Collapses at Frankfurt Airport

A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight LH450 suffered a nose landing gear collapse while parked at a gate at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday, June 4, as the aircraft was being prepared for a scheduled flight to Los Angeles. No passengers were on board at the time, though several employees were injured, and the flight was cancelled with passengers reaccommodated on other flights to their final destinations.

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C facing) stands in front of the Airbus A380 named ''Tokio'' -- the German spelling for Tokyo -- which was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Deutsche Lufthansa's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011.

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - (Front, from L) Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, Christoph Franz, chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's executive board, and German Ambassador to Japan Volker Stanzel attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the German airline's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011.

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L front) and Christoph Franz (R front), chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's executive board, walk down the landing steps of the Airbus A380 named ''Tokio'' -- the German spelling for Tokyo -- which was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the German airline's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011.

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L front) and Christoph Franz (R front), chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's executive board, walk down the landing steps of the Airbus A380 named ''Tokio'' -- the German spelling for Tokyo -- which was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the German airline's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - (Front, from L) Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, Christoph Franz, chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's executive board, and German Ambassador to Japan Volker Stanzel attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the German airline's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)