One Hundred A320 Family Aircraft And Two Additional A380s

The Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with "Sharklets") and two A380s worth approximately $ 11.2 billion at list prices. The engine choices will be announced by the airline at a later date. This latest acquisition reconfirms the Lufthansa Group as Airbus’ largest airline customer, with a total of 532 aircraft ordered. The Lufthansa Group is also Airbus’ biggest operator worldwide with 385 Airbus aircraft currently in service. These include: 271 A320 Family, 41 A330s, 63 A340s, and 10 A380s.

"The A380 fulfills all our expectations, it’s a very reliable aircraft and our passengers’ feedback is excellent,” said Nico Buchholz, Executive Vice President, Lufthansa Group Fleet Management. “We are delighted to add again two more A380s to our fleet and together with the 100 new A320 Family aircraft these new jets will contribute to cutting our operational costs significantly while reducing our environmental footprint and offering our passengers a benchmark travel comfort thanks to the widest cabins in their respective fleet category.”
 
“We thank Lufthansa for their continuing strong confidence in our market leading aircraft,“ said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. “This third A380 order is a clear sign that the aircraft is working well for our prestigious customer Lufthansa. I am equally pleased, that with this order we are getting close to 2,000 NEO orders in just over two years, proving this jet is clearly the single aisle aircraft of choice.”
 
The A320neo and A320ceo Family aircraft will be used for Lufthansa Groups’ network development and fleet modernization. While Airbus says the CEO with "Sharklets" will deliver a four per cent fuel burn reduction, they calculate that the NEO will contribute to cutting Lufthansa’s fuel burn by another 15 per cent.
 
Airbus says over 36 million passengers have already flown on board one of the 100 A380s delivered so far. With 140 flights per day to date, the entire fleet has accumulated 100,000 revenue flights and 850,000 flight hours.

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