Twenty additional aircraft set to arrive from 2032.
Lufthansa Group has approved an order for 20 more long-haul aircraft, split equally between the Airbus A350-900 and the Boeing 787-9.
The twinjets are scheduled to be delivered over the course of 2032-34.
But the company has yet to decide which of its carriers will receive the aircraft and where they will be based.
Lufthansa Group says its supervisory board has approved the agreement, which it values at $7.7 billion at catalogue prices.
All A350s are fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. The carrier has not specified the engine selection for the 787s, but its current fleet is equipped with both the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and the GE Aerospace GEnx.
“It is a clear commitment to a modern fleet, to premium quality, and to further reducing carbon dioxide emissions,” says Lufthansa Group chief Carsten Spohr.
He says the agreement continues the company’s largest-ever fleet modernisation, and the jets will replace older models.
“Gradual standardisation of the fleet reduces complexity and increases efficiency, operational flexibility and operational stability,” says Lufthansa Group.
It adds that the simplification will reduce maintenance and operating costs, and the company will benefit from synergies in crew licensing and spares management.
Lufthansa Group states that the agreement takes future long-haul jet orders to 107.
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