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Lufthansa Group orders next-generation aircraft from Airbus and Boeing
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
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Rafael Ramos
3/2/2023
The Lufthansa Group signed an agreement with Airbus to expand its fleet with 15 A350 widebodies, 10 of the -1000 variant and 5 of the -900 variant. The planes consume less fuel and their emissions are lower compared to previous generation models. The deal was announced earlier today (2).
In addition, the Lufthansa Group also announced an agreement a little later today for the acquisition of a further 7 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner widebody aircraft.
"With the purchase of another 22 Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s, we have secured the delivery of more than 50 state-of-the-art long-haul aircraft to member airlines of the Lufthansa Group since the start of the pandemic," said Carsten Spohr, CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
In addition to the planes, the Lufthansa Group and Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) intensifying the use of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), improving flight management and exploring the use of hydrogen, among other measures aimed at sustainability.
With this order, Lufthansa will receive 108 state-of-the-art widebodies over the next few years, including the A350-1000, A350-900, B787-9 and B777-9.
The new aircraft will gradually replace the previous generation, namely the Boeing 747-400, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A340-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 767-300 and Airbus A330-200.
QUADRIMOTORS RETIREING
Four-engined planes are being used less and less. In past decades, especially before 1985, four-engine planes took to the skies on routes where twin-engine planes could not go.
Today, with ETOPS certification (Extended range Twin-engine operations performance standards), twin-engine planes can fly almost anywhere on Earth without any problems. Thus, there was little space left for fuel-guzzling four-engine planes.
With the new purchase and the retirement of the old ones, Lufthansa will reduce its number of four-engine aircraft to less than 15% of its total fleet. By comparison, they still represented around 50% of the Group's total fleet before the pandemic.
Airbus A340-300
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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