Lufthansa Group Orders 20 Long-Haul Aircraft From Airbus and Boeing

Lufthansa Group has placed a major long-haul fleet order, committing to ten Airbus A350-900s and ten Boeing 787-9s at a combined list price of 7.7 billion US dollars. The Supervisory Board approved the order at its latest meeting, following a decision by the Executive Board to push ahead with the purchase.

Deliveries are scheduled between 2032 and 2034, and the new jets will replace older, less fuel-efficient models across the group's network. Which airlines and hubs within the Lufthansa Group will operate the aircraft has yet to be determined.

For Lufthansa, the order is framed squarely as an environmental and efficiency play. Both the A350-900 and the 787-9 are significantly more fuel-efficient and quieter than the aircraft they will replace, and CEO Carsten Spohr described modern aircraft as the most powerful tool available for reducing aviation's carbon footprint. The order continues what the group calls the largest fleet modernisation in its history.

Beyond sustainability, the move brings operational advantages. A more standardised fleet reduces complexity, lowers maintenance and operating costs, and creates synergies in areas such as cockpit and cabin crew licensing and spare parts management.

With today's order factored in, Lufthansa Group now has 232 new aircraft on its order list in total, including 107 next-generation long-haul jets.