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Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and widebody and Boeing widebody aircraft.[1][2] The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A320neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787. This list excludes Lufthansa brand subsidiaries Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa City Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo.

Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for further new Airbus A320neo, Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X series aircraft. Up until 2027, these deliveries will replace all Airbus A330 and A340 series aircraft alongside the remaining Boeing 747-400s.[3]

Current fleet

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As of November 2024, Lufthansa operates the following mainline aircraft:[1][2]

Lufthansa mainline fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F C W Y Total Refs
Airbus A319-100 39 — — 24 — 102 138 [4]
Airbus A320-200 49 — — 28 — 140 168 [5]
Airbus A320neo 35 37[6] — 28 — 152 180 [7] Worldwide launch customer.[8]
Some aircraft on order allocated to group subsidiaries.[9]
Airbus A321-100 17 — — 26 — 174 200 [10] Launch customer.[11]
Airbus A321-200 37 — — 26 — 174 200 [10]
Airbus A321neo 17 22[6] — 28 — 187 215 [12][13]
Airbus A330-300 9 — — 42 28 185 255 [14] All to be gradually transferred to Discover Airlines by 2027.[15]
Airbus A340-300 17 — — 30 28 221 279 [16] Largest operator of its type.[17]
To be retired by 2028 and replaced by Boeing 787-9.[18][19]
Airbus A340-600 10 — 8 56 28 189 281 [20] Returned from long-term storage in 2022.[21]
To be retired by 2028 and replaced by Airbus A350-1000.[19][22][23]
Airbus A350-900 27 28[6] 4 38 24 201 267 Deliveries with Allegris interior since May 2024 with First Class to be installed later.[24]
— 48 21 224 293
30 26 262 318 Former Philippine Airlines aircraft.
— 309 339 Two former South African Airways aircraft to be leased, retaining their original configuration.[25]
Four former LATAM Brasil aircraft on order, retaining their original configuration.[26]
Airbus A350-1000 — 10[23] TBA Deliveries from 2026 to replace Airbus A340-600.[23]
Airbus A380-800 8 — 8 78 52 371 509 [27] 6 of formerly 14 A380s have been sold back to Airbus.[28][29]
To be retired after 2030.[30]
Boeing 747-400 8 — — 67 32 272 371 [31] To be retired by 2028 and replaced by Boeing 777X.[19][32]
Boeing 747-8I 19 — 8 80 32 244 364 [33] Largest operator of its type.[34]
Includes D-ABYP, the 1,500th Boeing 747 built.[35]
Boeing 777-9 — 20[36] TBA Deliveries delayed, entry into service currently planned not before late 2026.[37]
To replace Boeing 747-400.[38]
Boeing 787-9 — 34[39] — 28 28 231 287 [40][41][42] To be delivered with Allegris interior from 2025.[43]
To replace Airbus A340-300.
5 — 26 21 247 294 [23] Five taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original interior configuration.[44]
To be transferred to Austrian Airlines.[45]
Total 297 154
Lufthansa Airbus A319-100
Lufthansa Airbus A320neo
Lufthansa Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8I
in 1970s retro livery
Lufthansa Boeing 787-9

Historical fleet

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Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[46]

Lufthansa mainline historical fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A300B2-1C 6 1976 1988
Airbus A300B4-2C 5 1977 1987
Airbus A300-600R 15 1987 2009
Airbus A310-200 13 1983 1995 Worldwide A310 launch customer alongside Swissair.
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.[47]
Boeing 707-320B 18 1963 1984 Also used in cargo configuration.[46]
One crashed as flight LH527.
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.[46]
Boeing 727-200 30 1971 1993
Boeing 737-100 22 1967 1982 Launch customer of its type.
Boeing 737-200 47 1969 1998 Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations.[46]
Boeing 737-300 46 1986 2016[48]
Boeing 737-400 7 1992 1998
Boeing 737-500 33 1990 2016[49]
Boeing 747-100 2 1970 1979 Launch customer along with Pan Am.
1 1974 Crashed as flight LH540.
Boeing 747-200B 7 1971 2004
Boeing 747-200F 4 1972 2005 Worldwide launch customer of its type.
Boeing 747-200M 14 1976 2004[citation needed] One displayed at Technik Museum Speyer.[50]
Boeing 747-400M 7 1989 2014
Boeing 767-300ER 1 1994 1995 Leased from Condor.[51]
2 2003 2004 Leased from Lauda Air, operated wearing the Star Alliance livery.[citation needed]
Convair CV-340
Convair CV-440 		9 1955 1968
1 1966 Crashed as flight LH005.
Curtiss C-46 9 1964 1969
Douglas DC-3 3 1955 1960
1 Chartered by Martinair.[citation needed]
Douglas DC-4 1 1958 1959 Leased as cargo aircraft.[citation needed]
Douglas DC-8-51 1 1965 1966 Leased from Trans International Airlines.[citation needed]
Fokker F27 Friendship 1 Leased from Condor.[citation needed]
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation 11 1955 1968
1 1959 Crashed as flight LH502.
Lockheed L-1649A Starliner 6 1957 1966
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 12 1974 1994
Vickers Viking 2 1956 1961
Vickers Viscount 11 1958 1971
A Lufthansa Lockheed L-1649A Starliner (1961)
A Lufthansa Boeing 737-200 (1985)
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-200 (1989)
A Lufthansa Airbus A310-300 with short-lived Lufthansa Express branding (1994)
A Lufthansa Boeing 767-300ER leased from Lauda Air, wearing Star Alliance titles (2003)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lufthansa Fleet". Lufthansa. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lufthansa and Regional Partners Fleet". Lufthansa Group. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 24 May 2024
  4. ^ "Seat map Airbus A319-100". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Seat map Airbus A320-200". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), monthly updated, accessed via "Orders & deliveries". Airbus. Airbus SAS. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Seat map Airbus A320neo". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ airbus.com - Lufthansa takes delivery of the world's first Airbus A320neo as launching customer 12 February 2016
  9. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Brussels allowed to expand with additional A320neos, Austrian not" (German) 16 December 2022
  10. ^ a b "Seat map of the Airbus A321-100/200". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  11. ^ stern.de (German) 9 March 2018
  12. ^ "Seat map Airbus A321neo". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  13. ^ Wenzel, Nick (4 May 2019). "Lufthansa adds first A321neo to its fleet". International Flight Network. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  14. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A330-300". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  15. ^ aerotelegraph.com (German) 24 May 2024
  16. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A340-300". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  17. ^ airbus.com - Orders and deliveries retrieved 5 May 2022
  18. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Airbus A340-300 is Lufthansa's 787 backup solution" (German) 4 November 2022
  19. ^ a b c "Lufthansa to exit A340s, B747-400s by 2028". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A340-600". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Lufthansa to bring back all stored Airbus A340-600s". Aerotime Hub. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Lufthansa brings back more A340-600s" (German) 4 January 2022
  23. ^ a b c d "MORE SUSTAINABLE AIRCRAFT FOR THE LUFTHANSA GROUP". business.lufthansagroup.com (Press release). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  24. ^ newsroom.lufthansagroup.com (German) 16 April 2024
  25. ^ "Lufthansa acquires second hand A350s". scramble.nl. 3 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Lufthansa Group signs contract for four additional Airbus A350-900s". Lufthansa Group. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Seat maps Airbus A380-800". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  28. ^ reisetopia.de - "Lufthansa reactivates overall four A380s" (German) 19 December 2022
  29. ^ aerotelegraph.com 30 June 2022
  30. ^ Villamizar, Helwing (2023-09-18). "Lufthansa to Keep Flying the A380 Until 2030". Airways. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  31. ^ "Seat maps Boeing 747-400". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  32. ^ "Lufthansa seeks to boost Boeing fleet size to 35% | DUBAI AIRSHOW 2017". www.dubaiairshow.aero. Retrieved 2017-09-14. [dead link‍]
  33. ^ "Seat maps Boeing 747-8". Lufthansa. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  34. ^ "747 Model Orders and Deliveries summary". Boeing, December 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  35. ^ Cha, Frances (30 June 2014). "Aviation milestone as Boeing delivers 747 number 1,500". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  36. ^ "Boeing Commercial Orders & Deliveries". The Boeing Company. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  37. ^ "Lufthansa richtet sich auf erneute Boeing-777X-Verspätung ein" (Lufthansa prepares for another Boeing 777X delay). airliners.de (German), 26 September 2024.
  38. ^ "Lufthansa neemt vervroegd afscheid van deel A380-, A340- en 747-vloot". 7 April 2020.
  39. ^ "Lufthansa Group Selects New 777-8 Freighter, Orders Additional 787s". Boeing Media Room. 9 May 2022.
  40. ^ "Lufthansa takes delivery of its first B787-9". Ch-Aviation. 31 August 2022.
  41. ^ "Lufthansa orders 40 Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes". Reuters. 13 March 2019.
  42. ^ "Das Rätselraten um die Boeing 787 der Lufthansa-Gruppe" [The guesswork surrounding the Lufthansa Group's Boeing 787]. aerotelegraph.com (in German). 6 July 2021.
  43. ^ aero.de - "Lufthansa expects Allegris start in Frankfurt not before 2025" 30 April 2024
  44. ^ aero.de - "Lufthansa takes over 787 cabins from Hainan Airlines" (German) 23 August 2022
  45. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Austrian Airlines to receive 10 Boeing 787-9" (German) 19 April 2023
  46. ^ a b c d "rzjets, LH-Fleet". rzjets.net.
  47. ^ aero.de (German) 25 October 2016
  48. ^ "Lufthansa phases out last Boeing 737 after nearly 50 years". aviationweek.com. Aviation Week Network. 28 October 2016.
  49. ^ "Lufthansa ends B737-500 operations". ch-aviation.com. 24 March 2016.
  50. ^ airportzentrale.de - "A piece of history: The Boeing 747 at Technikmuseum Sinsheim/Speyer" (German) 9 August 2020
  51. ^ "D-ABUC". rzjets.net. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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