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Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and widebody and Boeing widebody aircraft. 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.
- Airbus A350-1000
The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine...
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Lufthansa announced on 27 June 2022 that the remaining fleet...
- Airbus A350-1000
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Recognizing the growing importance of the cargo business, Lufthansa established its cargo subsidiary in 1977 called German Cargo Services GmbH. Previously, cargo operations were executed in-house, under the Lufthansa Cargo name, when – in an effort to restructure the company – the cargo division was re-integrated into its parent, and split up into ...
As of 2011, all Lufthansa Cargo aircraft are based at Frankfurt Airport, the seventh busiest freight hub in the world, where the airline enjoys a strong co-operation with Fraport, the operator of the airport. Cargo facilities at the airport are divided into two places (Cargo City North and South), of which the first one is nearly exclusively used b...
Current fleet
As of December 2023[update], the Lufthansa Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Fleet development
The initial fleet of Lufthansa Cargo had previously belonged to German Cargo, and was expanded by cargo-converted former Lufthansa mainline Boeing 747-200s. From 1998, the airline began to gradually phase out all other aircraft types in favour of a fleet entirely consisting of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (which Lufthansa received as freighter versions in 2001 after MD-11 production ended) version and its successor, the Boeing 777 freighter.In March 2011, the order of five Boeing 777F was anno...
Former fleet
Over the years, the following aircraft types were operated:
On 11 December 1978, the Lufthansa heisttook place. A group of criminals managed to get into the Lufthansa Cargo offices at JFK Airport in New York City. They threatened staff by pointing guns and...On 26 July 1979, a Boeing 707 freighter (registration D-ABUY) operating Flight 527crashed into a hilly slope shortly after take-off, killing all 3 crew-members onboard. The cause of the accident wa...People also ask
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At the end of 2023, the Lufthansa Group fleet comprised 721 aircraft (previous year: 710 aircraft). The average age of the aircraft in the fleet was 13.4 years (previous year: 13.1 years). The fleet expanded year-on-year by 11 aircraft. A total of 29 new aircraft were added to the fleet, compared with 18 retirements.
The Lufthansa Group fleet comprises aircraft of almost every size. Throughout, state-of-the-art technology is used. Facts about the fleet. The entire fleet complies with the most stringent noise criteria worldwide. Here an overview of the fleet based on cost-efficient criteria. Lufthansa und Regionalpartner. Eurowings. Discover Airlines.
Airbus A320-200. Airbus A321-100. Airbus A321-200. Airbus A330-300. Airbus A340-300. Avro RJ100 operated by Swiss Global Airlines. Categories: Lufthansa Passage. Gallery pages of aircraft.
Lufthansa is the largest airline in Germany, and the second-largest in Europe. [1] [2] Some of Lufthansa's hubs are Frankfurt am Main and Munich , Germany. A hub is an airport where people who fly from one city to a second city can transfer or change airplanes.
