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Lufthansa Group commits to 20 new long-haul widebodies: 10 Airbus A350-900 and 10 Boeing 787-9, $7.7B order

Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s supervisory board has approved a follow-on long-haul fleet renewal order for 20 widebodies, split evenly between Airbus and Boeing: 10 A350-900s and 10 787-9s. Deliveries are scheduled for 2032–2034, with the package valued at $7.7 billion.

Discovered 2026-05-11T13:04:04.858238-07:00 | 2026-05-11T13:04:04.858238-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The $7.7 billion Lufthansa Group widebody commitment—10 Airbus A350-900s and 10 Boeing 787-9s—locks in fleet planning and OEM leverage for the 2032–2034 delivery window.
  • Ordering from both Airbus and Boeing signals an explicit diversification strategy for long-haul capacity and operating economics, after management had previously indicated a near-term follow-on decision with either Airbus or Boeing.
  • The move has to be read alongside Lufthansa’s broader corporate integration path for ITA Airways, which is shaping near- to mid-term network and fleet synchronization decisions (source:3072694c-54a7-4a1b-b118-691592629e4b).

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