which arrived on 14 March and left the fleet in November 2013. By spring 2015, LGW increased their fleet of De Havilland Dash 8-400s from 12 to 17. In May 2017, Air Berlin announced plans to buy Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter outright, having held a controlling stake since 2009. Sale to Lufthansa Lufthansa bought LGW in 2017 as part of Air Berlin's bankruptcy proceedings. After Air Berlin ceased operations on 27 October 2017, LGW started wetlease operations for Eurowings, taking over parts of the wetlease agreement previously provided by its parent for the Lufthansa subsidiary. In addition to its existing fleet of Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, it received 13 Airbus A320-family aircraft and started hiring crews in November 2017. The acquisition was closed in January 2018 after receiving approval from the European Commission on 21 December 2017. In late 2018, all LGW Airbus A320 family aircraft were moved to other companies within the Eurowings network. Sale to Zeitfracht Group and rebranding In January 2019, it was reported that Lufthansa planned to sell LGW to Zeitfracht, which already owns German ACMI and charter airline German Airways (formerly branded WDL Aviation). Zeitfracht had already purchased parts of Air Berlin's maintenance division. The deal was completed on 1 April 2019, following the approval of supervisory authorities and the fulfillment of customary conditions. The takeover also marked the beginning of a longer-term lease agreement between LGW and Eurowings. In May 2019, LGW announced it would replace all of its De Havilland Dash 8-400s with newer Embraer 190s from late 2019. These aircraft will be operated for Eurowings as part of a long-term lease. In March 2020, Zeitfracht announced a rebranding for LGW which is to become German Airways operating within the German Airways branding alongside sister company WDL Aviation. In April 2020, the company filed for insolvency with plans to restructure due to the cancellation of Eurowings' wetlease contract for their entire Bombardier DHC-8-400 fleet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Destinations As of January 2019, German Airways operated European routes on behalf of Eurowings with a focus on Düsseldorf Airport, where most aircraft were based. This contract was terminated in April 2020. Fleet Current fleet As of September 2021, the joint German Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Historical fleet Previously, LGW operated the following aircraft types under its own brand or on behalf of other airlines: References External links Defunct airlines of Germany