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 and A320neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787.
Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for further new Airbus A320neo, Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X series aircraft. 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.[citation needed]
Current fleet
editAs of August 2024[update], Lufthansa (excluding Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa CityLine and all other subsidiaries) operates the following aircraft:[1][2]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | C | W | Y | Total | Refs | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 39 | — | — | 24 | — | 102 | 138 | [3] | |
Airbus A320-200 | 49 | — | — | 28 | — | 140 | 168 | [4] | |
Airbus A320neo | 35 | 37[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 | 9 | — | — | 42 | 28 | 185 | 255 | [13] | To be replaced by Boeing 787-9 by 2028.[14] |
Airbus A340-300 | 17 | — | — | 30 | 28 | 221 | 279 | [15] | Largest operator of its type.[16] To be replaced by Boeing 787-9[17]. To be phased out by 2028.[14] |
Airbus A340-600 | 10 | — | 8 | 56 | 28 | 189 | 281 | [18] | Returned from long-term storage in 2022.[19] To be phased out by 2028.[14][20][21] |
Airbus A350-900 | 26 | 28[5] | 4 | 38 | 24 | 201 | 267 | Deliveries with Allegris interior since May 2024 with First Class to be installed later. To replace Munich-based Airbus A340-600. [22] | |
— | 48 | 21 | 224 | 293 | To be retrofitted with Allegris interior. | ||||
30 | 26 | 262 | 318 | Former Philippine Airlines aircraft. | |||||
30 | — | 309 | 339 | Two former South African Airways aircraft to be leased, retaining their original configuration.[23] | |||||
Four former LATAM Brasil aircraft on order, retaining their original configuration.[24] | |||||||||
Airbus A350-1000 | — | 10[21] | TBA | Deliveries from 2026 to replace Airbus A340-600.[21] | |||||
Airbus A380-800 | 8 | — | 8 | 78 | 52 | 371 | 509 | [25] | 6 of formerly 14 A380s have been sold back to Airbus while the remaining 8 will be reactivated by 2025,[26][27] but to be retired after 2030.[28] |
Boeing 747-400 | 8 | — | — | 67 | 32 | 272 | 371 | [29] | To be phased out by 2028 and replaced by Boeing 777X and Boeing 787-9.[14][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] One painted in 1970s heritage livery. |
Boeing 777-9 | — | 20[34] | TBA | Deliveries delayed, entry into service currently planned from summer 2026.[35] To replace Boeing 747-400.[36] | |||||
Boeing 787-9 | — | 34[37] | — | 28 | 28 | 231 | 287 | [38][39][40] | To be delivered with Allegris interior from 2025.[41] To replace Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300 and Frankfurt-based A340-600. |
5 | — | 26 | 21 | 247 | 294 | [21] | Five taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original interior configuration.[42] To be transferred to Austrian Airlines.[43] | ||
Total | 296 | 154 |
Historical fleet
editOver the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[44]
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.[45] |
Boeing 707-320B | 18 | 1963 | 1984 | Also used in cargo configuration.[44] One crashed as flight LH527 |
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.[44] |
Boeing 727-200 | 30 | 1971 | 1993 | |
Boeing 737-100 | 22 | 1967 | 1982 | Launch customer of its type. |
Boeing 737-200 | 47 | 1969 | 1998 | Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations.[44] |
Boeing 737-300 | 46 | 1986 | 2016[46] | |
Boeing 737-400 | 7 | 1992 | 1998 | |
Boeing 737-500 | 33 | 1990 | 2016[47] | |
Boeing 747-100 | 2 | 1970 | 1979 | Launch customer along with Pan Am |
1 | 1974 | Crashed as flight LH540 | ||
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.[48] |
Boeing 747-400M | 7 | 1989 | 2014 | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 1994 | 1995 | Leased from Condor.[49] |
2 | 2003 | 2004 | Leased from Lauda Air, operated wearing the Star Alliance livery.[citation needed] | |
Convair CV-340 Convair CV-440 |
9 | 1955 | 1968 | |
1 | 1966 | Crashed as flight LH005 | ||
Curtiss C-46 | 9 | 1964 | 1969 | |
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 | |
1 | 1959 | Crashed as flight LH502 | ||
Lockheed L-1649A Starliner | 6 | 1957 | 1966 | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 12 | 1974 | 1994 | |
Vickers Viking | 2 | 1956 | 1961 | |
Vickers Viscount | 11 | 1958 | 1971 |
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