It seems whilst it’s trying to fix little BMI (or getting shot of it), Lufthansa itself is steaming ahead with more orders today
For fans of the A380, Lufthansa is ordering 2 new A380’s.
In addition, there’s a fair old smatter of aircraft Lufthansa are shopping for including:
- 5 Embraer 195’s
- 4 Airbus A320’s
- 1 Airbus A330-300
The Airbus order is the process of being finalised to completion, with delivery dates not confirmed at this time.
Whilst not the biggest of orders on the planet, it’s a moderate controlled expansion of Lufthansa – something that is a bit logical when you look at some of the mass purchases of aircraft recently.
So what else can we work out from those numbers? With a few extra E-195’s and A320’s, it could be an indication that the 737-300 and 737-500 fleets may not be long for this world. We all know the A320 as a great short haul aircraft, and the E-195’s are near enough mainline capacity these days with a rated 106 seats in a two class configuration or 118 seats in a single class 31″ pitch (the 737-500’s are rated for 122 in a single class, 108 2 class),
The A380 expansion opens up a new question – what routes are heavy enough to deploy that bird on? That’s going to be an interesting one to watch I suspect…
