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 the return of eight previously retired A380 aircraft from the summer of 2023, initially servicing Boston, New York (JFK), Los Angeles, and Bangkok.[4]

Current fleet

As of September 2023, Lufthansa (excluding its subsidiaries Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, Discover Airlines and Lufthansa CityLine) operates the following aircraft:[1][2][3]

Lufthansa mainline fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F C W Y Total Refs
Airbus A319-100 23 — — 24 — 102 138 [5]
Airbus A320-200 53 — — 28 — 126 154 [6]
Airbus A320neo 30 43[7] — 28 — 138 164 [8] Worldwide launch customer.[9]
Some aircraft on order allocated to group subsidiaries.[10]
Airbus A321-100 20 — — 26 — 161 187 [11] Launch customer.[12]
Airbus A321-200 37 — — 26 — 161 187 [11]
Airbus A321neo 17 22[7] — 28 — 173 201 [13][14]
Airbus A330-300 11 — — 42 28 185 255 [15]
Airbus A340-300 17 — — 30 28 221 279 [16] Largest operator of its type.[17]
To be replaced by Airbus A350-900.[18]
Airbus A340-600 10[19] — 8 44 32 213 297 [20] Returned from long-term storage in 2022.
To be replaced by Airbus A350-1000.[19][21]
Airbus A350-900 21 34[7] 4 38 24 201 267 [22] Deliveries from early 2024.
Featuring Lufthansa Allegris interior.
— 48 21 224 293 [23][24] Deliveries since 2016.[25][26]
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 [24] Replacing Airbus A340-600.
Airbus A380-800 3[33] — 8 78 52 371 509 6 of formerly 14 A380s sold back to Airbus.[34]
3 have been reactivated (Registered: D-AIMK, D-AIMM, and D-AIML) for new service routes.[35][36][37]
Remaining 5 are in storage[33] and will be returned to service by 2024.[38]
Boeing 747-400 8 — — 67 32 272 371 [39] To be replaced by 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 be replacing Boeing 747-400 and 6 Airbus A380-800.[47]
Boeing 787-9 5 34[48] — 28 28 231 287 [22] Deliveries from second half of 2023
Featuring Lufthansa Allegris interior.
26 21 247 294 [49][24] Deliveries of overall 39 aircraft since August 2022.[50][51][52]
Five taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original interior configuration.[53]
Five to be transferred to Austrian Airlines.[54]
Total 274 163
Lufthansa Airbus A320neo
Lufthansa Airbus A330-300
Lufthansa Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 wearing the airline's former livery
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 wearing a 1970s retro livery
Lufthansa Boeing 787-9

^a Lufthansa announced the reactivation of three of its eight remaining A380s in 2023, further six have already been sold.[55][33][56]

Historical fleet

Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[57][58]

Lufthansa mainline historical fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A300B2-1C 6 1976 1988 Terminated
Airbus A300B4-2C 5 1977 1987
Airbus A300-600R 15 1987 2009
Airbus A310-200 13 1983 1995 Worldwide A310 launch customer alongside Swissair.[59]
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.[60]
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 14 2010 2020 Lufthansa confirmed the retirement of all 14 A380s in April 2022 but reversed its decision in June 2022.[61]
6 A380s already sold back to Airbus.[62]
3 of remaining 8 aircraft to be returned to service in 2023.[4]
Boeing 707-320B 18 1963 1984 Also used in cargo configuration.[57]
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.[57]
Boeing 727-200 30 1971 1993
Boeing 737-100 22 1967 1982 Launch customer.[63]
Boeing 737-200 47 1969 1998 Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations.[57][58]
Boeing 737-300 46 1986 2016[64]
Boeing 737-400 7 1992 1998
Boeing 737-500 33 1990 2016[65]
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.[66]
Boeing 747-200M 14 1976 2004[67] One displayed at Technik Museum Speyer.[68]
Boeing 747-400M 7 1989 2014 [69]
Boeing 767-300ER 1 1994 1995 Leased from Condor.[70]
2 2003 2004 Leased from Lauda Air, operated wearing the Star Alliance livery.[71]
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
A Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Starliner photographed in 1961.
A Lufthansa Boeing 737-200 photographed in 1985.
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-200 photographed in 1989.
A Lufthansa Airbus A310-300 with short-lived Lufthansa Express branding photographed in 1994.
A Lufthansa Boeing 767-300ER leased from Lauda Air, wearing the Star Alliance livery in 2003.

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