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 A340 aircraft.
Current fleet
As of January 2024, Lufthansa (excluding its subsidiaries Air Dolomiti, City Airlines, Discover Airlines, Eurowings and Lufthansa CityLine) operates the following aircraft:[1][2]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | C | W | Y | Total | Refs | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 23 | — | — | 24 | — | 102 | 138 | [3] | |
Airbus A320-200 | 52 | — | — | 28 | — | 140 | 168 | [4] | |
Airbus A320neo | 34 | 39[5] | — | 28 | — | 152 | 180 | [6] | Worldwide launch customer.[7] Some aircraft on order allocated to group subsidiaries.[8] |
Airbus A321-100 | 20 | — | — | 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 by 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 by Airbus A350-1000.[19][20] |
Airbus A350-900 | 21 | 34[5] | 4 | 38 | 24 | 201 | 267 | [21] | To be delivered from early 2024 with Lufthansa Allegris interior.[22] |
— | 48 | 21 | 224 | 293 | [23][24] | Deliveries since 2016.[25][26] | |||
30 | 26 | 262 | 318 | [23] | |||||
30 | 24 | 241 | 295 | [27] | Four aircraft taken over from Philippine Airlines, retaining their original configuration.[28][29] | ||||
30 | — | 309 | 339 | Two former South African Airways aircraft to be leased, retaining their original configuration.[30] | |||||
Four former LATAM Brasil aircraft on order, retaining their original configuration.[31][32] | |||||||||
Airbus A350-1000 | — | 10 | TBA | To replace Airbus A340-600.[24] | |||||
Airbus A380-800 | 4[33] | — | 8 | 78 | 52 | 371 | 509 | [34] | 4 A380s have been reactivated from long-term storage.[35][36][37] The remaining 4 will be returned to service in 2024.[38] |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 40 | TBA | 40 firm orders and 60 options. Will most likely not go to the mainline fleet but has not been confirmed where they will go. | |||||
Boeing 747-400 | 8 | — | — | 67 | 32 | 272 | 371 | [39] | To be replaced by the Boeing 777-9.[40] |
Boeing 747-8I | 19 | — | 8 | 80 | 32 | 244 | 364 | [41] | Largest operator of its type.[42][43] Includes D-ABYP, the 1,500th Boeing 747 built.[44] |
Boeing 777-9 | — | 20[45] | TBA | Deliveries delayed, currently scheduled to start from 2025.[46] To replace Boeing 747-400 and 6 Airbus A380-800.[47] | |||||
Boeing 787-9 | 5 | 34[48] | — | 28 | 28 | 231 | 287 | [21] | To be delivered from 2024 with Lufthansa Allegris interior.[22] |
26 | 21 | 247 | 294 | [24] | Deliveries of overall 39 aircraft since August 2022.[49][50][51] Five taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original interior configuration.[52] Five to be transferred to Austrian Airlines.[53] | ||||
Total | 288 | 159 |
^a Lufthansa announced the reactivation of four of its eight remaining A380s by the end of 2023, further six have already been sold.[54][33][55]
Historical fleet
Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[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 of overall 24 aircraft returned from long-term storage in 2022, nine more to follow in 2023.[19] |
Airbus A380-800 | 6 | 2010 | 2020 | Sold back to Airbus.[59] |
Boeing 707-320B | 18 | 1963 | 1984 | Also used in cargo configuration.[56] |
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.[56] |
Boeing 727-200 | 30 | 1971 | 1993 | |
Boeing 737-100 | 22 | 1967 | 1982 | Launch customer.[60] |
Boeing 737-200 | 47 | 1969 | 1998 | Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations.[56] |
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 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.[63] |
Boeing 747-200M | 14 | 1976 | 2004 | One displayed at Technik Museum Speyer.[64] |
Boeing 747-400M | 7 | 1989 | 2014 | [65] |
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 1994 | 1995 | Leased from Condor.[66] |
2 | 2003 | 2004 | Leased from Lauda Air, operated wearing the Star Alliance livery. | |
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 |
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 | 11 | 1955 | 1968 | Also used in cargo configuration 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 |
Vickers Viscount | 11 | 1958 | 1971 |
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