LSG Group
Aviation services company owned by Aurelius Group
LSG Group is an aviation services company that manages multiple brands, including LSG Sky Chefs and Retail inMotion. The company's world headquarters is located in Neu-Isenburg, near Frankfurt, Germany. Its North American headquarters is located in Irving, Texas, United States. It is a subsidiary of the Aurelius Group after being sold by former owner Lufthansa in 2023.
History
1942 — American Airlines creates Sky Chefs, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary.
1966 — Deutsche Lufthansa creates LSG Lufthansa Service GmbH as a wholly owned subsidiary.
1979 — Sky Chefs moves its headquarters from New York to Irving, Texas in conjunction with American Airlines’ move to Fort Worth.
1982 — Sky Chefs becomes a subsidiary of American Airlines' newly formed holding company AMR Corporation.
1986 — Toronto-based Onex Capital Corporation acquires Sky Chefs from AMR for $170 million (C$99 million).
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