Lufthansa Group Orders More Airbus A350-1000 Aircraft

The Lufthansa Group has ordered 5 more Airbus long-haul aircraft, increasing its firm orders for A350-1000 aircraft from 10 to 15. The state-of-the-art aircraft of this order will be delivered between 2028 and 2030.

The total value of the order is around two billion US dollars at list price. With a total of 60 A350-900s and 15 A350-1000s, the Lufthansa Group is one of the largest A350 customers worldwide. 

New aircraft biggest lever for CO₂ reduction 

With a current fleet of around 740 aircraft, the Lufthansa Group is pursuing a long-term fleet strategy focused on premium quality, cost efficiency and emissions reduction.

Including the latest aircraft order, the Lufthansa Group currently has a total of around 250 new, fuel-saving aircraft on its order list, including 100 long-haul aircraft of the latest design.

In the medium term, the highly efficient twin-engine long-haul jets are slated to replace four-engine aircraft types that are gradually being phased out. These include the Boeing 747-400, Airbus A340-600 and Airbus A340-300 aircraft types.  

Compared to their predecessors, the new additions to the Lufthansa Group fleet consumes up to 35% less fuel and emits correspondingly less CO₂. The Lufthansa Group aims to halve its net CO₂ emissions by 2030 compared to 2019 through reduction and compensation measures, and to achieve a neutral CO₂ balance by 2050. 

The Lufthansa Group has already ordered 10 A350-1000s back in March 2023, with deliveries due to start in April 2026. The A350-1000 is 73.8 metres long and offers around 15% more capacity than the A350-900.