Lufthansa fleet
Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and widebody and Boeing widebody aircraft.[1][2][3] The mainline fleet is composed of eight different aircraft families: the Airbus A320ceo and A320neo families as well as the Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for their A320neo family to replace their ageing A320-200 fleet. There are also orders for new Airbus A350s and Boeing 777Xs. The 777X will replace all Boeing 747-400s in the fleet. The 787s, together with the A350s, will replace all remaining Airbus A340 aircraft. The airline also announced to return four A380 aircraft to service in 2023.[4]
Current fleet
As of November 2022[update], Lufthansa (excluding its subsidiaries Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, Eurowings Discover and Lufthansa CityLine) operates the following registered aircraft:[1][2][3]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | J | W | Y | Total | Refs | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 26 | — | — | 24 | — | 102 | 126 | [5] | |
Airbus A320-200 | 53 | — | — | 28 | — | 126 | 154 | [6] | |
Airbus A320neo | 30 | 46[7] | — | 28 | — | 138 | 164 | [8] | Worldwide launch customer.[9] Some aircraft on order allocated to other Lufthansa Group subsidiaries.[10] |
Airbus A321-100 | 20 | — | — | 26 | — | 161 | 187 | [11] | Launch customer.[12] |
Airbus A321-200 | 43 | — | — | 26 | — | 161 | 187 | [13] | |
Airbus A321neo | 15 | 24[7] | — | 28 | — | 173 | 201 | [14][15] | |
Airbus A330-300 | 13 | — | — | 42 | 28 | 185 | 255 | [16] | |
Airbus A340-300 | 17 | — | — | 42 | — | 225 | 267 | [17] | Largest operator.[18] Planned to be replaced by Boeing 787-9.[19] |
28 | 181 | 251 | [20] | ||||||
30 | 221 | 279 | [21] | ||||||
18 | 21 | 261 | 300 | [22] | |||||
Airbus A340-600 | 5 | — | 8 | 44 | 32 | 213 | 297 | [23] | Five returned from long-term storage in late 2021.[24] |
Airbus A350-900 | 20 | 28[7] | — | 48 | 21 | 224 | 293 | [25] | Deliveries since 2016.[26][27] First class suites are planned on some future A350s arriving from 2023.[28] Five aircraft on order to be allocated to SWISS from 2025.[29] |
36 | 262 | 319 | [30] | ||||||
30 | 24 | 241 | 295 | [31] | Four aircraft taken over from Philippine Airlines, retaining their original configuration.[32][33] | ||||
Airbus A380-800 | 4[4]a | — | 8 | 78 | 52 | 371 | 509 | 6 of formerly 14 A380s sold back to Airbus,[34] further 4 remain in storage.[4] Lufthansa will reactivate four A380s by summer 2023 with an option for up to four more by 2024.[35][36][37][35] | |
Boeing 747-400 | 8 | — | — | 67 | 32 | 272 | 371 | [38] | To be replaced by Boeing 777-9.[39] |
53 | 308 | 393 | [40] | ||||||
Boeing 747-8I | 19 | — | 8 | 92 | 32 | 208 | 340 | [41] | Largest operator of the 747-8I.[42][43] Includes D-ABYP, the 1,500th Boeing 747 built.[44] |
80 | 244 | 364 | [45] | ||||||
Boeing 777-9 | — | 20[46] | TBA | Deliveries delayed, currently scheduled to start from mid-2025.[47][46] Replacement for Boeing 747-400 and remaining Airbus A340-300.[48] | |||||
Boeing 787-9 | 2 | 30[49] | — | 26 | 21 | 247 | 294 | [50] | Deliveries of overall 32 aircraft since August 2022[51] to replace Airbus A340-300.[52][53] Five aircraft to be taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original configuration.[54] |
Total | 275 | 148 |
^a Lufthansa announced to reactivate 4 of its 8 remaining A380s in 2023, further 6 have already been sold.[4][35]
Historical fleet
Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[55][56]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A300B2-1C | 6 | 1976 | 1988 | |
Airbus A300B4-2C | 5 | 1977 | 1987 | |
Airbus A300-600R | 15 | 1987 | 2009 | |
Airbus A310-200 | 13 | 1983 | 1995 | Worldwide A310 launch customer alongside Swissair.[57] |
Airbus A310-300 | 12 | 1989 | 2005 | |
Airbus A330-200 | 5 | 2002 | 2006 | |
Airbus A340-200 | 8 | 1993 | 2003 | Worldwide A340 launch customer alongside Air France.[58] |
Airbus A340-600 | 14 | 2003 | 2020 | Five A340-600s re-entered service in July 2022 after being in long-term storage.[24] |
Airbus A380-800 | 14 | 2010 | 2020 | Lufthansa confirmed the retirement of all A380s in April 2022 but reversed its decision in June 2022.[59] 6 of formerly 14 A380s already sold back to Airbus.[60] 4 of remaining 8 aircraft to be returned to service in 2023.[4] |
Boeing 707-320B | 18 | 1963 | 1984 | Also used in cargo configuration |
Boeing 707-320C | ||||
Boeing 707-420 | 5 | 1960 | 1977 | Launch customer |
Boeing 720B | 8 | 1961 | 1965 | |
Boeing 727-100 | 27 | 1964 | 1979 | Also used in Quick Change version |
Boeing 727-200 | 30 | 1971 | 1993 | Some refurbished and sold to Kiwi International Air Lines |
Boeing 737-100 | 22 | 1967 | 1982 | Launch customer. Dubbed City Jet |
Boeing 737-200 | 47 | 1969 | 1998 | Also used in Quick Change version |
Boeing 737-300 | 46 | 1986 | 2016[61] | |
Boeing 737-400 | 7 | 1992 | 1998 | |
Boeing 737-500 | 33 | 1990 | 2016 | [62] |
Boeing 747-100 | 3 | 1970 | 1979 | One crashed as Lufthansa Flight 540. |
Boeing 747-200B | 7 | 1971 | 2004 | |
Boeing 747-200F | 4 | 1972 | 2005 | Launch customer of the type |
Boeing 747-200M | 14 | 1976 | 2004[63] | One displayed at Technik Museum Speyer |
Boeing 747-400M | 7 | 1989 | 2014 | [64] |
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 1994 | 1995 | Leased from Condor.[65] |
2 | 2003 | 2004 | Leased from Lauda Air. Operated by wearing the Star Alliance livery.[66] | |
Convair CV-340 Convair CV-440 |
10 | 1955 | 1968 | One crashed as Lufthansa Flight 005. |
Curtiss C-46 | 9 | 1964 | 1969 | Leased cargo aircraft |
Douglas DC-3 | 3 | 1955 | 1960 | |
1 | Chartered by Martinair | |||
Douglas DC-4 | 1 | 1958 | 1959 | Leased as cargo aircraft |
Douglas DC-8-51 | 1 | 1965 | 1966 | Leased from Trans International Airlines |
Fokker F27 Friendship | 1 | Leased from Condor | ||
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation | 10 | 1955 | 1968 | Also used in cargo configuration |
1 | 1959 | Crashed as Lufthansa Flight 502. | ||
Lockheed L-1649A Starliner | 6 | 1957 | 1966 | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 12 | 1974 | 1994 | |
Vickers Viking | 2 | 1956 | 1961 | Leased as cargo aircraft |
Vickers Viscount | 11 | 1958 | 1971 |
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