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'''Christopher David Stewart''' (born on [[February 19]], [[1982]] in [[Fontana, California]]) is a catcher currently with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] organization.
{{Infobox_Airline |
airline=Lufthansa|
logo=Lufthansa_logo.png|
logo_size=250px|
IATA=LH|
ICAO=DLH|
callsign=Lufthansa|
parent=Deutsche Lufthansa AG|
founded=[[1926]] (as Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft)|
headquarters=[[Cologne]], [[Germany]]|
key_people=Wolfgang Mayrhuber ([[CEO]]), Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley ([[CFO]])|
hubs=[[Frankfurt International Airport]]<br>[[Munich International Airport|Franz Josef Strauß Int'l Airport]]|
focus_cities=[[Düsseldorf International Airport]]<br>[[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg International Airport]]|
frequent_flyer=Miles & More|
lounge=Senator Lounge|
alliance=[[Star Alliance]]|
fleet_size=377|
destinations=177|
website= http://www.lufthansa.com|
}}
Stewart attended [[Riverside Community College]] before being selected by the [[Chicago White Sox]] in the 12th Round (373rd overall) of the [[2001 in baseball|2001]] amateur entry draft.
==Minor League Career==
'''Lufthansa''' (''Deutsche Lufthansa AG'') is the largest [[Germany|German]] airline company, headquartered in [[Cologne]]. Their main base is at [[Frankfurt International Airport]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]] which is also Lufthansa's primary traffic hub. The company has developed a second hub at [[Munich]]'s [[Munich International Airport|Franz Josef Strauß International Airport]]. In the future after merging with [[Swiss International Air Lines|SWISS]], the [[Zurich Airport]] will be also a main traffic hub.
Stewart first played for the [[Bristol White Sox]] of the [[Appalachian League]] in [[2002 in baseball|2002]]. The year after that, Stewart was promoted to high-A ball with the [[Winston-Salem Warthogs]] in the [[Carolina League]]. In [[2004 in baseball|2004]], Chris Stewart split his time, first playing triple-A ball with the [[Charlotte Knights]] of the [[International League]] and then double-A baseball with the [[Birmingham Barons]] of the [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]].
Stewart stayed with the [[Birmingham Barons|Barons]] for the whole [[2005 in baseball|2005]] minor league baseball season. In [[2006 in baseball|2006]], Stewart was promoted back up to AAA ball with the [[Charlotte Knights]] and put on the [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox's]] 40-man roster and made his [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] debut on September 6, 2006.
Lufthansa is a founding member of '''[[Star Alliance]]''', one of the world's major airline alliances. The Lufthansa Group operates more than 300 aircraft and employs about 97,000 people world-wide.
==Major League Career==
Stewart appeared in 4 games for the White Sox before making his first start on September 27, 2006. In his 7 major league at bats, Stewart has no hits and three strikeouts. Stewart was traded to the Rangers on January 12, 2007 for minor league pitcher [[Johnny Lujan]]. Stewart will probably be competing for the backup catching job for the 2007 season, but will most likely start out at AAA [[Oklahoma RedHawks|Oklahoma]].
==Career Minor League Stats==
==History==
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The company was founded in [[1926]] and headquartered in [[Berlin]], following a merger between "Deutsche Aero Lloyd" (DAL) and "[[Junkers]] Luftverkehr" on [[January 6]] of that year. The company's original full name was '''Deutsche Luft Hansa Aktiengesellschaft'''. The name ''Lufthansa'' derives from ''Luft'' (the [[German language|German]] word for "air") and ''[[Hanseatic League|Hansa]]'' (the [[Hanseatic]] trade organization that was mainly active in Northern Europe during the [[medieval]] times).
! Year !! Team !! G !! AB!! Runs !! [[hit (baseball)|H]] !! [[Double (baseball)|Doubles]] !! [[Triple (baseball)|Triples]] !! [[Home Runs|HR]] !! [[Runs batted in|RBI]] !! BB !! SO !! [[Stolen base|SB]] !! [[On base percentage|OBP]] !! [[Slugging percentage|Slug%]] !! [[Batting average|BA]]
In the [[1950]]s [[East Germany]] attempted to establish its own airline using the Lufthansa name, but this resulted in a dispute with [[West Germany]], where the airline had been already re-established after the [[Second World War]]. East Germany instead called its national airline [[Interflug]], which ceased operations in [[1991]]. Lufthansa was banned from flying into [[West Berlin]] until the demise of the communist regime.
{| align=right
|[[image:lufthansa.b737.london.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa Boeing 737-300]]
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| 2002||R-[[Bristol White Sox]]||42||158||25||44||9||0||1||12||14||23||0||.350||.354||.278
|[[image:luft.a300b4.d-aias.750pix..jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa Airbus A300-B4]]
|-
| 2003||A-[[Winston-Salem Warthogs]]||76||217||18||45||8||2||2||27||27||29||1||.294||.290||.207
|[[image:Airbus A321-131 - Lufthansa - D-AIRX.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa Airbus A321-100 Retrojet]]
|-
| 2004||AAA-[[Charlotte Knights]]||5||14||1||1||1||0||0||1||1||3||0||.188||.143||.071
|[[image:lufthansa.rj85.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa Avro RJ85]]
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| 2004||AA-[[Birmingham Barons]]||83||260||26||60||11||2||1||17||22||59||2||.299||.300||.231
|[[image:lufthansa.a320-200.d-aipz.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa A320-200]]
|-
| 2005||AA-[[Birmingham Barons]]||95||311||39||89||21||0||11||51||24||37||3||.341||.460||.286
|[[image:lufthansa.a321-100.d-aire.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa A321-100]]
|-
| 2006||AAA-[[Charlotte Knights|Charlotte]]||60||181||31||51||13||2||3||20||13||21||3||.345||.425||.282
|[[image:lufthansa.crj-100.d-aclp.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lufthansa CityLine Canadair CL-600-2B19 regional jet (CRJ-100)]]
|}
==Sources==
Lufthansa was the launch customer of the [[Boeing 737]] aircraft, and the only buyers of new 737-100s. By doing so, Lufthansa became the first foreign launch customer for a Boeing commercial plane. On [[17 May]] [[2004]], Lufthansa became the launch customer for Boeing's [[Connexion]] in-flight online connectivity service.
*[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/chris-stewart.shtml Thebaseballcube]
*[http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/489806/rss CBS Sportsline]
In June [[2003]] Lufthansa opened new Terminal 2 at [[Munich]]'s [[Munich_International_Airport|Franz Josef Strauß Airport (MUC)]] to relieve its main hub, Frankfurt ([[Frankfurt airport|FRA]]), which is plagued with capacity constraints. It is one of the first [[airport terminal|terminals]] in [[Europe]] partially owned by an airline.
On [[22 March]] [[2005]] [[Swiss International Air Lines|SWISS]] merged with Lufthansa Airlines. The deal consists of Lufthansa offering public [[shareholder]]s the average price over the weeks prior to the announcement. The majority shareholders (the [[Politics of Switzerland|Swiss government]] and large Swiss companies) will be offered payment if Lufthansa's share price outperforms an airline index during the years following the merger.
==Other Businesses==
In addition to its mainline operation, Lufthansa has many subsidiaries. The most important are:
* [[Lufthansa Cargo]]
* [[Lufthansa Technik]], one of the world's largest aircraft maintenance providers
* [[Lufthansa Systems]], one of the world's leading aviation IT-providers
* [[Lufthansa Regional]], a regional carrier that is an alliance of several small airlines, including [[Lufthansa CityLine]]
* [[Lufthansa CityLine]], a regional carrier
* [[Thomas Cook]], a travel services provider
* [[Air Dolomiti]], an airline based in [[Trieste]], [[Italy]]
* [[Delvag]], an insurance company specializing in air transport
* [[LSG Sky Chefs]], the world's largest airline caterer, which accounts for one third of the world's airline meals
* [[Lufthansa Flight Training]], a major provider of flight crew training services to various airlines
* [[Condor Airlines|Condor]], a travel services provider
== Destinations ==
''See full article:'' '''[[Lufthansa destinations]]'''
== Fleet ==
The Lufthansa fleet consists of the following aircraft (as per December 2005):
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*18 [[Avro RJ|Avro RJ85]]
*20 [[Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|CRJ-700]]
*40 [[Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet|CRJ-100/200]]
*15 [[Airbus A320|Airbus A319-100]]
*36 [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-200]]
*26 [[Airbus A320|Airbus A321-100/200]]
*2 [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]] (to leave fleet by October 2006, both es Sabena aircaft featuring old Sabena saets)
*10 [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300]]
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*13 [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300-600]]
*29 [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-300]]
*10 [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-600]] (launch customer of aircraft; further 7 on order)
*19 [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|MD-11F]] (Lufthansa Cargo only)
*33 [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]]
*29 [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-500]]
*29 [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] (+1 B747 stored. Renetery into service in summer 2006)
|}
Lufthansa number 8 Airbus [[Airbus 330-300]] was 4,000th Airbus aircaft build.
Lufthansa has ordered 15 [[Airbus A380]] aircraft. It has a further 10 on option. The first will be delivered before the end of [[2007]] and they are likely to be used on services to Asia and the USA (ref: Airliner World, March 2005).
Through its Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung, it operates three classic German aircraft as well:
*1 [[Junkers Ju 52]]
*1 [[Messerschmitt Bf 108|Messerschmitt Me 108]]
*1 [[Dornier Do 27]]
==See also==
*[[Interflug]]
*[[Lufthansa heist]]
== External links ==
{{Commons|Lufthansa}}
*[http://www.lufthansa.com/ Lufthansa]
*[http://http://www.lufthansa-ju52.de/ Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung]
*[http://www.planemad.net/Airline/DE/Lufthansa_(LH_DLH)/Fleet.htm?show=all Lufthansa Fleet Detail]
*[http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/lufth.htm Lufthansa Passenger Opinions]
*[http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/41/41803.html Lufthansa Company Profile (Yahoo)]
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