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Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet consisting of Airbus narrow and wide-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. [1] [2] The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A320neo families, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787. This list excludes Lufthansa brand subsidiaries Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa City Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo.
Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for further new Airbus A350, Boeing 787, and Boeing 777X series aircraft. Up until 2027, these deliveries will replace all A340 series aircraft alongside the remaining Boeing 747-400s, and allow for all Airbus A330s to be transferred to Discover Airlines and five Boeing 787s to be transferred to Austrian Airlines. [3]
As of June 2025 [update] , Lufthansa operates the following mainline aircraft: [1] [2]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||||||
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F | C | W | Y | Total | Refs | ||||||
Airbus A319-100 | 35 | — | — | var. | — | var. | 138 | [4] | |||
Airbus A320-200 | 49 | 42 | — | — | var. | — | var. | 168 | [5] | 38 aircraft to be reconfigured to 180 seat configuration. [6] | |
7 | — | var. | — | var. | 180 | [5] | |||||
Airbus A320neo | 35 | 37 [7] | — | var. | — | var. | 180 | [8] | Worldwide launch customer. [9] Some aircraft on order allocated to group subsidiaries. [10] | ||
Airbus A321-100 | 17 | — | — | var. | — | var. | 200 | [11] | Launch customer. [12] | ||
Airbus A321-200 | 37 | — | — | var. | — | var. | 200 | [11] | |||
Airbus A321neo | 17 | 22 [7] | — | var. | — | var. | 215 | [13] [14] | |||
Airbus A330-300 | 9 | — | — | 42 | 28 | 185 | 255 | [15] | All to be gradually transferred to Discover Airlines by 2027. [3] | ||
Airbus A340-300 | 17 | — | — | 30 | 28 | 221 | 279 | [16] | Largest operator of its type. [17] To be retired by 2028. [18] [19] | ||
Airbus A340-600 | 10 | — | 8 | 56 | 28 | 189 | 281 | [20] | Returned from long-term storage in 2022. [21] To be retired by November 2025 and replaced by Airbus A350-1000. [19] | ||
Airbus A350-900 | 30 | 9 | 14 [7] | 4 | 38 | 24 | 201 | 267 | Deliveries with Allegris interior since May 2024 with First Class installed since late 2024. [22] | ||
17 | — | 48 | 21 | 224 | 293 | ||||||
4 | 30 | 26 | 262 | 318 | 4 former Philippine Airlines aircraft. [23] | ||||||
Airbus A350-1000 | — | 15 [24] | TBA | Deliveries from 2026. To replace Airbus A340-600. [24] | |||||||
Airbus A380-800 | 8 | — | 8 | 78 | 52 | 371 | 509 | [25] | 6 of formerly 14 A380s have been sold back to Airbus. [26] [27] To be retrofitted with new business class cabins. [28] [29] | ||
Boeing 747-400 | 8 | — | — | 67 | 32 | 272 | 371 | [30] | To be retired by 2028 and replaced by Boeing 777X. [19] [31] | ||
Boeing 747-8I | 19 | — | 8 | 80 | 32 | 244 | 364 | [32] | Largest operator of its type. [33] Includes D-ABYP, the 1,500th Boeing 747 built. [34] To be retrofitted with Allegris interior. [35] | ||
Boeing 777-9 | — | 20 [36] | TBA | Deliveries delayed, entry into service not before late 2026. [37] To replace Boeing 747-400. [38] | |||||||
Boeing 787-9 | 6 | 1 | 34 [39] | — | 28 | 28 | 231 | 287 | [40] [41] [42] | To be delivered with Allegris interior from 2025. [43] | |
5 | — | 26 | 21 | 247 | 294 | [24] | Five taken over from a Hainan Airlines order, retaining their original interior configuration. [44] To be transferred to Austrian Airlines. [45] | ||||
Total | 296 | 152 |
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Over the years, Lufthansa had operated a variety of aircraft since 1955, including: [46]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes | |
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Airbus A300B2-1C | 6 | 1976 | 1984 | [46] | |
Airbus A300B4-2C | 7 | 1977 | 1987 | [46] | |
Airbus A300-600R | 15 | 1987 | 2009 | [47] [46] | |
Airbus A310-200 | 13 | 1983 | 1995 | [46] | |
Airbus A310-300 | 12 | 1988 | 2005 | [46] | |
Airbus A330-200 | 5 | 2002 | 2006 | [46] | |
Airbus A340-200 | 8 | 1993 | 2003 | Worldwide A340 launch customer alongside Air France. | [48] |
Boeing 707-320B | 18 | 1963 | 1984 | Also used in cargo configuration. One crashed as flight LH527. | [46] |
Boeing 707-320C | [46] | ||||
Boeing 707-420 | 5 | 1960 | 1977 | [46] | |
Boeing 727-100 | 27 | 1964 | 1979 | Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations. | [46] |
Boeing 737-200 | 47 | 1969 | 1998 | Also used in Quick Change version for cargo operations. | [46] |
Boeing 737-300 | 46 | 1986 | 2016 | [49] | |
Boeing 747-200M | 14 | 1976 | 2004[ citation needed ] | One displayed at Technik Museum Speyer. | [50] |
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 1994 | 1995 | Leased from Condor. | [51] |