Lufthansa Group has made a 14-billion-euro order for 59 wide-body Boeing 777-9X and Airbus A350-900 aircraft. For Lufthansa the new aircraft are more environmentally friendly, using 25 percent less fuel and reducing noise by 30 percent, and more efficient, reducing costs per seat-kilometer by 20 percent. They’re also more comfortable with wider cabins.
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The order includes 34 Boeing 777-9Xs and 20 Airbus A350-900s. The first of the aircraft will be delivered in 2016. Older Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A340-300s will be phased out by 2025. The aim is to reduce the number of different models and fleet complexity in the Passenger Airline Group segment and also replace existing aircraft with new airplanes. In March, the Group approved the purchase of around 100 short and medium-haul aircraft. This order included six new Boeing 777-300ERs for Swiss to replace the airline’s older Airbus A340-300s.
“Less fuel consumption, less CO2 emissions and less noise: The aircraft on order will enable us to make a quantum leap in efficiency and to enter the 2-liter class,” said Christoph Franz, chairman of the executive board and CEO of the Lufthansa Group.
The Group currently has a total of 295 new aircraft on order with a list value of EUR 36bn. These should be delivered by 2025.
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