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The Lufthansa Group is purchasing more state-of-the-art long-haul
aircraft. The Group Executive Board has resolved to order
·
ten Airbus A350-1000 passenger aircraft
·
five Airbus A350-900 passenger aircraft
·
seven Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ passenger aircraft
The orders were approved today by the Supervisory Board of parent
company Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The aircraft concerned will be delivered to the
Lufthansa Group from the mid-2020s onwards. Based on list prices, the order is
worth a total of about 7.5 billion US dollars and is in line with Group’s
mid-term financial planning.
The Lufthansa Group is also in advanced negotiations to acquire further
long-haul aircraft which could be made available at shorter notice.
Carsten Spohr, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, says:
“With our purchase of 22 further Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s, we have secured
the delivery of more than 50 latest-generation long-haul aircraft for the
member airlines of the Lufthansa Group since the pandemic began. These aircraft
will be equipped with our new long-haul cabins, including the latest-generation
seats in all classes of travel. And the combination of our superb employees on
the ground and on board, these highly advanced aircraft and our latest seating
product on board will position our airlines well to the fore again within the
premium segment. These new aircraft will also play a decisive role in helping
us achieve our carbon emission reduction goals by 2030 as fuel-efficient
aircraft which incorporate the latest manufacturing technology are by far the
greatest lever for providing more climate protection within the aviation
sector.”
With today’s orders included, the Lufthansa Group will take delivery of
108 state-of-the-art long-haul aircraft such as the Airbus A350-1000, the
Airbus A350-900, the Boeing 787-9 and the Boeing 777-9 over the next few years.
In doing so, the Group will operate the quietest, most profitable and most
economical long-haul aircraft that are currently in service. On average the new
aircraft consume just 2.5 liters of fuel per passenger per 100 kilometers –
some 30 percent less than their predecessor aircraft types.
The new long-haul aircraft will also replace older aircraft types. In
the medium-term future, six such subfleets will be taken out of service: the
four-engined Boeing 747-400s, Airbus A340-600s and Airbus A340-300s and the
two-engined Boeing 777-200s, Boeing 767-300s and Airbus A330-200s. This will
reduce the quadjet contingent within the Lufthansa Group fleet to under 15
percent: prior to the pandemic, quadjets made up some 50 percent of the
groupwide aircraft fleet.
In addition to the agreement on the purchase of the new aircraft, Airbus
and Lufthansa have also signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ to further
strengthen their cooperation in the field of sustainability and future
technologies. This includes the intensified use of sustainable aviation fuels,
the further optimization of operations through a more efficient flight
management and exploration into the use of hydrogen.
In total, and including the advanced short- and medium-haul aircraft of
the Airbus A320neo family, the Lufthansa Group currently has over 200 firm
orders for new aircraft of the latest generation which will be delivered over
the next few years.
The Airbus A350-1000
The Airbus A350-1000 will be a new addition to the Lufthansa Group
fleet. The aircraft is 73.8 meters long and offers some 15 percent more
capacity than the Airbus A350-900. The ten A350-1000s on order should primarily
be deployed in premium-heavy markets. Therefore all these aircraft will be
equipped with a First Class cabin.
The Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa already operates 21 of these aircraft with sizeable success.
With the five aircraft ordered today, the Lufthansa Group will now take
delivery of 33 further transports of this long-haul aircraft type.
The Boeing 787-9
Three Boeing 787-9s are presently in Lufthansa Group service. With
today’s order included, 36 further Boeing 787-9s will join the Group fleet over
the next few years.
Image Credit: ©
Lufthansa Group
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