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Lufthansa begins business‑class retrofit across all eight A380s, work at Dresden; completion by mid‑2027

Lufthansa is retrofitting the business‑class cabins on all eight of its Airbus A380s, with work taking place at Elbe Flugzeugwerken in Dresden. The programme will install new premium seats across the fleet, the first aircraft is already in the shop and completion is scheduled by mid‑2027.

Discovered 2026-02-01T13:34:01.072634-08:00 | 2026-02-01T13:34:01.072634-08:00

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  • Lufthansa will upgrade all eight A380s with new premium business‑class seats at Elbe Flugzeugwerken in Dresden, with the programme due to finish by mid‑2027 — a material product investment across the carrier's largest aircraft.
  • The work aligns Lufthansa with a broader industry push to refresh A380 cabins and extend the competitive life of superjumbos; see Emirates' large A380/777 retrofit programme for context (source:beb0a10d-29fa-4d0f-85dd-c5bdf3f22a8a).
  • The retrofit signals Lufthansa is prioritising interior investment to maximise existing widebody asset value while it simultaneously assesses other fleet moves, including potential additions of used A350s (source:013f19ea-2a88-4c4f-82c6-9349700e99b5).

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