Lufthansa Group has announced an expansion of its modern long-haul fleet with the purchase of five additional Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, bringing their total A350-1000 orders to 15.
The Group ordered 10 A350-1000s back in March 2023, with deliveries due to start in April 2026. The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2028 and 2030, representing an investment of approximately two billion US dollars at list prices.
This latest acquisition reinforces Lufthansa Group's position as one of the world's leading A350 customers, with a combined fleet of 75 A350 aircraft, including both A350-900 and A350-1000 variants. At 73.8 m long, the -1000 offers 15% more capacity than the -900, which is 66.8 m long.
28 A350-900 are in active service across the Group's airlines, with the remaining 47 aircraft set to join the fleet by 2031.
The investment aligns with Lufthansa Group's strategic initiatives focused on fleet modernization, enhanced passenger experience, and environmental sustainability through reduced CO₂ emissions.
Comments from Lufthansa Group CEO
Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said, “Our today’s order underscores our great confidence in our long-standing, close and successful partnership with Airbus. With the state-of-the-art A350 long-haul jets, we are accelerating the largest fleet modernization in our history."
The CEO added, "We are investing more than ever before in our history to make air transport more sustainable, to achieve our CO₂ reduction targets and at the same time offer our customers the highest level of comfort with a first-class travel experience.
Including today's order, the Lufthansa Group has ordered 770 aircraft from Airbus, its largest customer worldwide.
With the upcoming merger with ITA Airways (AZ) in January, the Lufthansa Group airlines' Airbus fleet will grow by another 100 short- and long-haul aircraft.
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