At the end of 2025, the Lufthansa Group fleet comprised 737 aircraft (previous year: 735 aircraft). Aircraft from Airbus and Boeing make up the majority of the fleet. Aircraft from Bombardier and Embraer are also deployed on short-haul routes. The average age of the aircraft in the fleet was 14.4 years (previous year: 14.0 years).
The fleet expanded by two aircraft year-on-year. A total of 23 new aircraft were added to the fleet, compared with 21 retirements. Additions to the fleet for long-haul routes comprised seven Boeing 787-9s fitted with the new Lufthansa Allegris cabin as well as two Airbus A350-900s, one of which at SWISS featuring the new SWISS Senses generation seats. For short-haul routes, ten A320neos and four Airbus A321neos have been added to the fleet. In contrast, 18 aircraft were sold in the reporting year (four CR9s, three A320s and eleven A340s), while the leases for three aircraft expired.
In addition, 19 aircraft were sold and leased back in the reporting year by means of sale and leaseback transactions. The aircraft are one year old on average and are operated by Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines.
The airlines in the Lufthansa Group operated 66 aircraft on the basis of wet leases in the reporting year. The reasons behind this were, in particular, to make up for delayed aircraft deliveries and to expand capacities in the busy summer months.