Lufthansa hopeful Trump administration will spur Boeing deliveries as delays hit bottom line

German airline group Lufthansa is hopeful that the new U.S. administration will support Boeing in overcoming issues that have led to industry-wide delivery delays, CEO Carsten Spohr said Thursday.The company expects 2025 will be the year when it starts to recieve aircraft for which it has been "waiting for so long now," Spohr told CNBC's Annette Weisbach.In results published Thursday, Lufthansa reported a 39% year-on-year drop in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to 1.645 billion euros ($1.78 billio ...