Lufthansa Nears Follow‑On Widebody Order with Airbus or Boeing, CEO Says

Lufthansa says the order could be finalised within weeks and targets deliveries in the early 2030s, a timing move that will refill the group’s widebody delivery pipeline and build on roughly 90 long‑haul jets already expected from current orders (reported in company briefings).

The decision pits Airbus and Boeing directly for a material widebody win, with implications for OEM production slots, backlog sequencing and competitor fleet plans; see the broader widebody evaluations underway at other carriers like Air France‑KLM [source:7861f583-876f-407b-b5f6-cc8efc644690].

Lufthansa has also been exploring faster approaches to add capacity, including second‑hand A350s, which could interact with timing and delivery needs for any new build order [source:013f19ea-2a88-4c4f-82c6-9349700e99b5].