Fleet
Fleet is expanded and modernised
The Lufthansa Group fleet comprised 763 aircraft as of yearend 2018. The fleet expanded year-on-year by 35 aircraft. The additions to the fleet were 29 new aircraft (six Airbus A359s, six A320neos, two A320ceos, 13 Bombardier CS 300s and two Boeing 773s), eleven used aircraft and six leased aircraft. In 2018, eight aircraft were sold and leases were terminated for three aircraft. The average age of the aircraft in the fleet was 11.9 years (previous year: 11.4 years).
Group fleet – number of commercial aircraft
Lufthansa German Airlines including regional airlines (LH), SWISS including Edelweiss (LX), Austrian Airlines (OS), Eurowings (EW) including Brussels Airlines and Germanwings and Lufthansa Cargo (LCAG) as of 31.12.2018
| Manufacturer/type | LH | LX | OS | EW | LCAG | Group fleet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 115 | |
| Airbus A320 | 88 | 28 | 23 | 83 | 222 | |
| Airbus A321 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 83 | |
| Airbus A330 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 56 | ||
| Airbus A340 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 44 | ||
| Airbus A350 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Airbus A380 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Boeing 747 | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Boeing 767 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Boeing 777 | 10 | 6 | 71) | 23 | ||
| Boeing MD-11F | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Bombardier CRJ | 35 | 35 | ||||
| Bombardier C-Series | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Bombardier Q-Series | 18 | 20 | 38 | |||
| Embraer | 26 | 17 | 43 | |||
| Total aircraft | 351 | 105 | 83 | 205 | 19 | 763 |
1) Of which pro rata shares of two aircraft operated by AeroLogic.
| Manufacturer/type | of which finance lease | of which operating lease | Change compared with 31.12.2017 | Additions 2019 to 2025 | Additional options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319 | 26 | 13 | +1 | ||
| Airbus A320 | 27 | 7 | +13 | 92 | 17 |
| Airbus A321 | 2 | +1 | 48 | ||
| Airbus A330 | 8 | 8 | +4 | 2 | |
| Airbus A340 | -7 | ||||
| Airbus A350 | +6 | 13 | 30 | ||
| Airbus A380 | - | ||||
| Boeing 747 | - | ||||
| Boeing 767 | - | ||||
| Boeing 777 | 4 | +5 | 38 | 18 | |
| Boeing MD-11F | - | ||||
| Bombardier CRJ | - | ||||
| Bombardier C-Series | +13 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Bombardier Q-Series | 20 | - | |||
| Embraer | - | ||||
| Fokker F100 | –1 | ||||
| Total aircraft | 67 | 48 | +35 | 195 | 95 |
At year-end 2018, there were 195 aircraft on the Lufthansa Group’s order list. In 2019, the Lufthansa Group is expecting to take delivery of up to 32 aircraft.
Fleet orders Lufthansa Group
| Deliveries | |
|---|---|
| Long-haul fleet | |
| 34 Boeing 777X | 2020 to 2025 |
| 2 Boeing 777– 300ER | 2019 |
| 2 Boeing 777F | 2019 |
| 13 Airbus A350 | 2019 to 2023 |
| 2 Airbus A330-300 | 2019 |
| Short-haul fleet | |
| 133 Airbus A320neo family | 2019 to 2025 |
| 7 Airbus A320ceo | 2019 |
| 2 Bombardier C Series | 2019 |