Lufthansa Group this week placed orders for a total of 20 new long-haul aircraft – half from Boeing, and half from Airbus.
The company announced Monday that it agreed to purchase 10 Boeing 787-9s and 10 Airbus A350-900s.
Officials said the new aircraft will help improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
“By ordering 20 additional long-haul aircraft, we are making a sustainable investment in the future of the Lufthansa Group,” Carsten Spohr, the company’s chairman and CEO, said in a news release. “The state-of-the-art Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 are more fuel-efficient, quieter, and have lower emissions than their respective predecessors. We are thus continuing the largest fleet modernization in our history.”
The airline conglomerate has put a renewed emphasis on efficiency following the recent surge in jet fuel prices. It has already grounded and retired some of its older, less efficient aircraft in a bid to conserve fuel.
Deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2032 and 2034. The first of the new jets are expected to enter service in 2032, Lufthansa Group said.
The company currently has 232 aircraft on order, including 107 long-haul jets.
