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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.
- 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
Lufthansa (IATA: LH / ICAO: DLH) is an airline headquartered in Cologne, Germany founded in 1953 currently operating a fleet of 321 aircraft with an average age of 14.03 years.
Lufthansa announced on 27 June 2022 that the remaining fleet of eight A380s will be reactivated and brought back into service for the 2023 summer season. [145] The stronger than anticipated customer demand and quicker recovery of international travel from the pandemic is cited as one of two reasons. [ 146 ]
The Group fleet at a glance. The Lufthansa Group fleet comprises aircraft of almost every size. Throughout, state-of-the-art technology is used.
- History
- Fleet
- Accidents and Incidents
Foundation and early years
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 two parts (one for scheduled operations using Lufthansa-owned aircraft, and one for freight and logistics services using chartered or leased aircra...
Development since 2000
In 2000, Lufthansa Cargo was a founding member of the WOW Alliance, a global cargo airline alliance, but left in 2007 as it did not see any benefits for the future. In 2002 the special logistics company time:matterswas founded, which was sold in the meantime, but is now again a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo. Lufthansa Cargo was created as a limited stock company on 30 November 2004, along with Lufthansa Cargo Charter. Lufthansa Cargo uses LH (the same IATA code as Lufthansa), as...
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 heist took 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...On 18 October 1983, a Boeing 747-200 freighter registered D-ABYU operating as Flight 683 overshot the runway during an aborted takeoff at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong having experienced a failure o...On 7 July 1999, a Boeing 727-243 freighter leased from Hinduja Cargo Services operating as Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533 from Nepal to India, crashed into a mountain after takeoff from Tribhuvan Inte...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.
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The Lufthansa Group's fleet currently comprises 752 aircraft (as of 1 October 2018). The Lufthansa Group has ordered a total of 205 aircraft at a list value of around 30 billion euros with delivery dates up to 2025. In 2019 the Lufthansa Group alone expects around 30 aircraft arrivals.
