Lufthansa fleet

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Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and widebody and Boeing widebody aircraft.[1][2] The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for new Airbus A320neo, Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X aircraft. They have also placed an order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with an optional 60, making it the first order of Boeing single aisle aircraft in 40 years. In the following years, the 777X will replace all Boeing 747-400 aircraft in the fleet, and the 787 and A350 will replace all remaining Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft, respectively.

Current fleet[edit]

As of April 2024, Lufthansa (excluding Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa CityLine and all other subsidiaries) operates the following aircraft:[1][2]

Lufthansa mainline fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F C W Y Total Refs
Airbus A319-100 38 — — 24 — 102 138 [3]
Airbus A320-200 52 — — 28 — 140 168 [4]
Airbus A320neo 35 38[5] — 28 — 152 180 [6] Worldwide launch customer.[7]
Some aircraft on order allocated to group subsidiaries.[8]
Airbus A321-100 17 — — 26 — 174 200 [9] Launch customer.[10]
Airbus A321-200 37 — — 26 — 174 200 [9]
Airbus A321neo 17 22[5] — 28 — 187 215 [11][12]
Airbus A330-300 10 — — 42 28 185 255 [13]
Airbus A340-300 17 — — 30 28 221 279 [14] Largest operator of its type.[15]
To be replaced with Airbus A350-900.[16]
Airbus A340-600 10 — 8 56 28 189 281 [17] Returned from long-term storage in 2022.[18]
To be replaced with Airbus A350-1000.[19]
Airbus A350-900 23 31[5] 4 38 24 201 267 To be delivered with Allegris interior from May 2024.[20]
— 48 21 224 293 [21][22] Deliveries since 2016.[23][24]
30 26 262 318 [21]
30 — 309 339 Two former South African Airways aircraft to be leased, retaining their original configuration.
Four former LATAM Brasil aircraft on order, retaining their original configuration.[25]
Airbus A350-1000 — 10 TBA To replace Airbus A340-600.[22]
Airbus A380-800 8 — 8 78 52 371 509 [26] 6 of formerly 14 A380s have been sold back to Airbus while the remaining 8 will be reactivated by 2025.[27][28]
Boeing 747-400 8 — — 67 32 272 371 [29] To be replaced with Boeing 777-9 by 2025.[30]
Boeing 747-8I 19 — 8 80 32 244 364 [31] Largest operator of its type.[32]
Includes D-ABYP, the 1,500th Boeing 747 built.[33]
Boeing 777-9 — 27[34] TBA Deliveries delayed, currently scheduled to start from 2025.[35]
To replace Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A380-800.[36]
Boeing 787-9 5 34[37] — 28 28 231 287 To be delivered with Allegris interior.
26 21 247 294 [22] Deliveries of overall 39 aircraft since August 2022.[38][39][40]
Five taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original interior configuration.[41]
Five to be transferred to Austrian Airlines.[42]
Total 291 163
Lufthansa Airbus A319-100
Lufthansa Airbus A320neo
Lufthansa Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8I
in 1970s retro livery
Lufthansa Boeing 787-9

Historical fleet[edit]

Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[43]

Lufthansa mainline historical fleet
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.
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.[44]
Boeing 707-320B 18 1963 1984 Also used in cargo configuration.[43]
Boeing 707-320C
Boeing 707-420 5 1960 1977
Boeing 720B 8 1961 1965
Boeing 727-100 27 1964 1979 Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations.[43]
Boeing 727-200 30 1971 1993
Boeing 737-100 22 1967 1982 Launch customer.
Boeing 737-200 47 1969 1998 Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations.[43]
Boeing 737-300 46 1986 2016[45]
Boeing 737-400 7 1992 1998
Boeing 737-500 33 1990 2016[46]
Boeing 747-100 3 1970 1979 One lost by accident as Lufthansa Flight 540.
Boeing 747-200B 7 1971 2004
Boeing 747-200F 4 1972 2005 Worldwide launch customer of its type.
Boeing 747-200M 14 1976 2004[citation needed] One displayed at Technik Museum Speyer.[47]
Boeing 747-400M 7 1989 2014
Boeing 767-300ER 1 1994 1995 Leased from Condor.[48]
2 2003 2004 Leased from Lauda Air, operated wearing the Star Alliance livery.[citation needed]
Convair CV-340
Convair CV-440 		10 1955 1968 One lost by accident as Lufthansa Flight 005.
Curtiss C-46 9 1964 1969 Leased cargo aircraft.[citation needed]
Douglas DC-3 3 1955 1960
1 Chartered by Martinair.[citation needed]
Douglas DC-4 1 1958 1959 Leased as cargo aircraft.[citation needed]
Douglas DC-8-51 1 1965 1966 Leased from Trans International Airlines.[citation needed]
Fokker F27 Friendship 1 Leased from Condor.[citation needed]
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation 11 1955 1968 Also used in cargo configuration.[citation needed]
One lost by accident 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.[citation needed]
Vickers Viscount 11 1958 1971
A Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Starliner (1961).
A Lufthansa Boeing 737-200 (1985).
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-200 (1989).
A Lufthansa Airbus A310-300 with short-lived Lufthansa Express branding (1994).
A Lufthansa Boeing 767-300ER leased from Lauda Air, wearing Star Alliance titles (2003).

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Lufthansa and Regional Partners Fleet". Lufthansa Group. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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  4. ^ "Seat map Airbus A320-200". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), monthly updated, accessed via "Orders & deliveries". Airbus. Airbus SAS. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Seat map Airbus A320neo". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ airbus.com - Lufthansa takes delivery of the world's first Airbus A320neo as launching customer 12 February 2016
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  9. ^ a b "Seat map of the Airbus A321-100/200". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  10. ^ stern.de (German) 9 March 2018
  11. ^ "Seat map Airbus A321neo". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  13. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A330-300". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A340-300". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  16. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Airbus A340-300 is Lufthansa's 787 backup solution" (German) 4 November 2022
  17. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A340-600". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Lufthansa to bring back all stored Airbus A340-600s". Aerotime Hub. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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  29. ^ "Seat maps Boeing 747-400". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  31. ^ "Seat maps Boeing 747-8". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  32. ^ "747 Model Orders and Deliveries summary". Boeing, December 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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  41. ^ aero.de - "Lufthansa takes over 787 cabins from Hainan Airlines" (German) 23 August 2022
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