{"id":4005,"date":"2019-03-13T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2019-03-13T09:41:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:41:47","slug":"lufthansa-orders-40-boeing-787-9-airbus-a350-900-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4005","title":{"rendered":"Lufthansa Orders 40 Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-900 Airplanes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BERLIN\n (Reuters) – Lufthansa has ordered 20 Boeing 787-9 and 20 additional \nAirbus A350-900 long-haul planes to replace its older four-engine \naircraft as it seeks to boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet, the \nairlines group said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n German company said it has also agreed to sell six of its 14 Airbus \nA380 planes back to Airbus in 2022\/2023 for economic reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airbus\n said last month it would scrap production of the A380 superjumbo from \n2021 following lacklustre sales. The decision reflected a dearth of \norders as airline bosses shied away from bulky, larger planes that are \nharder to fill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar airways said last week it would phase out its A380 planes from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lufthansa\n said the new aircraft will be delivered between late 2022 and 2027. It \ndid not disclose how much it had paid for the planes which have a \nlist-price investment volume of $12 billion (9.1 billion pounds), but \nsaid it had negotiated a significant price cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In\n addition to the cost-effectiveness of the A350 and B787, the \nsignificantly lower CO2 emissions of this new generation of long-haul \naircraft was also a decisive factor in our investment decision,” Chief \nExecutive Carsten Spohr said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lufthansa\n currently operates a long-haul fleet of 199 aircraft. It said the new, \nmore economical aircraft will lower its operating cost compared to \nearlier models by around 20 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n airline will also seek to reduce the complexity of its fleet over the \nnext few years by taking seven aircraft types out of service to help \nreduce maintenance costs and the supply of replacement parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Reporting by Caroline Copley; editing by Thomas Seythal and Michelle Martin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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