Lufthansa fleet

Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and widebody and Boeing widebody aircraft.[1][2][3][4] The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320ceo Family, Airbus A320neo Family, Airbus A330, Airbus A340 , Airbus A350 and Boeing 747 Series, as well as A340-600 & A380 which are currently out of service due to COVID-19. Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for their A320neo family to replace their ageing A320-200 fleet. There are also orders for new Airbus A350s, as well as two new Boeing widebody aircraft types: the Boeing 777X and Boeing 787-9. The 777X will replace the Boeing 747-400. The Boeing 787, together with the Airbus A350, will replace all remaining Airbus A340 aircraft.

Current fleet

As of March 2022, the Lufthansa mainline fleet (excluding all subsidiaries) consists of the following aircraft:[1][2][3][4]

Lufthansa mainline fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
F J W Y Total Refs
Airbus A319-100 14 — — 24 — 102 126 [5]
Airbus A320-200 56 — — 28 — 126 154 [6]
Airbus A320neo 30 54 — 28 — 138 164 [7]
Airbus A321-100 20 — — 26 — 161 187 [8]
Airbus A321-200 43 — — 26 — 161 187 [9]
Airbus A321neo 14 26 — 28 — 173 201 [10][11]
Airbus A330-300 13 — — 42 28 185 255 [12]
Airbus A340-300 17 — — 42 — 225 267 [13] Largest operator.
To be replaced by Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 from mid-2022.[14]
28 181 251 [15]
30 221 279 [16]
18 21 261 300 [17]
Airbus A340-600 10 — 8 44 32 213 297 [18] 5 returned from storage in late 2021.[19] 5 more expected later in the year.
Airbus A350-900 20 26 — 48 21 224 293 [20] Four aircraft to be taken over from Philippine Airlines, retaining their original interior.[21]
Deliveries planned until 2029. To replace Airbus A340-300.[22][23]
36 262 319 [24]
Boeing 747-400 9 — — 67 32 272 371 [25] All to be retired by 2025 and replaced by Boeing 777-9.[14][26]
53 308 393 [27]
Boeing 747-8I 19 — 8 92 32 208 340 [28] Largest operator of the 747-8I.[29][30]
Includes D-ABYP, the 1500th Boeing 747 built.[31]
80 244 364 [32]
Boeing 777-9 — 20 TBA Deliveries from 2023.[33]
Replacement for Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-300.[14][26]Launch customer.
Boeing 787-9 — 25 TBA Deliveries from 2022. To replace Airbus A340-300.[34]
A few aircraft likely to be allocated to SWISS and/or Austrian Airlines.[35]
Total 265 151
Lufthansa Airbus A320neo
Lufthansa Airbus A330-300
Lufthansa Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 wearing the airline's former livery
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 wearing a 1970s retro livery

Historical fleet

Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including:[36][37]

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 Launch customer along with Swissair
Airbus A310-300 12 1989 2005
Airbus A330-200 5 2002 2006
Airbus A340-200 8 1993 2003 Launch customer
Airbus A340-600 14 2003 2020 Five A340-600s are scheduled to re-enter service in July 2022 after being in long-term storage.[19]
Airbus A380-800 14 2010 2020 6 A380s sold back to Airbus;[38] There are currently no plans to return the A380
Boeing 707-320B 18 1963 1984 Also used in cargo configuration
Boeing 707-320C
Boeing 707-420 5 1960 1977 Launch customer
Boeing 720B 8 1961 1965
Boeing 727-100 27 1964 1979 Also used in Quick Change version
Boeing 727-200 30 1971 1993 Some refurbished and sold to Kiwi International Air Lines
Boeing 737-100 22 1967 1982 Launch customer. Dubbed City Jet
Boeing 737-200 47 1969 1998 Also used in Quick Change version
Boeing 737-300 46 1986 2016[39]
Boeing 737-400 7 1992 1998
Boeing 737-500 33 1990 2016 [40]
Boeing 747-100 2 1970 1979
1 1974 Crashed as flight LH540.
Boeing 747-200B 7 1971 2004
Boeing 747-200M 14 1976 [41]
Boeing 747-200F 4 1972 2005 Launch customer of the type
Boeing 747-400M 7 1989 2014
Boeing 767-300ER 1 1994 1995 Leased from Condor[42]
2 2003 2004 Leased from Lauda Air. Operated by wearing the Star Alliance livery[43]
Convair CV-340
Convair CV-440		 10 1955 1968 One crashed as flight LH005
Curtiss C-46 9 1964 1969 Leased cargo aircraft
Douglas DC-3 3 1955 1960
1 Chartered by Martinair
Douglas DC-4 1 1958 1959 Leased as cargo aircraft
Douglas DC-8-51 1 1965 1966 Leased from Trans International Airlines
Fokker F27 Friendship 1 Leased from Condor
Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation 10 1955 1968 Also used in cargo configuration
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 Leased as cargo aircraft
Vickers Viscount 11 1958 1971
A Lufthansa Boeing 737-200 photographed in 1984.
A Lufthansa Airbus A310-200 photographed in 1984.
A Lufthansa Boeing 747-200 in 1989.
A Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in 1994.
A Lufthansa Boeing 767-300ER painted in the Star Alliance livery in 2003.

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