German flag carrier 
Lufthansa has one of the largest and most diverse fleets of any of Europe’s major national airlines. On the short-haul side of things, it flies Airbus narrowbodies from both the A320ceo and A320neo families, while long-haul flights use widebodies from both Airbus and Boeing.
Recent years have seen the 
Star Alliance founding member begin a fleet modernization process that has seen widebody twinjets like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 join its varied portfolio of commercial aircraft. However, it hasn’t been all plain sailing, with certification delays on both seats and aircraft themselves serving to hinder the rollout of new Boeing widebodies at Lufthansa. Let’s examine its fleet.
Boeing Widebodies
Lufthansa is known for being one of the few carriers to still operate passenger flights with the Boeing 747. Today, ch-aviation shows that it has eight 747-400s in its fleet, but, at 25.6 years old on average, these quadjets are surely on their last legs. They are accompanied by 19 newer 747-8 jets, which are just 12 years old on average compared to a fleet-wide mean of 14. As seen above, one of these has a retro livery.
Going forward, Lufthansa has orders for 21 777-9s from the 777X series. As detailed in the video above, it was meant to receive its first in 2026, but, earlier this month, Boeing pushed the timeline back to 2027. The airline has received seven 787-9s from an order of 35, but these have faced certification issues regarding its Allegris seats. Still, the rollout has now begun, with Lufthansa’s Francesco Sciortino saying:
“Allegris has been enthusiastically received by guests. (…) We are therefore particularly proud that the new premium cabin is now also being used on other routes and, above all, from our largest hub.“
Airbus Widebodies
Lufthansa is a big fan of Airbus widebodies, with the airline flying twin-aisle jets from four of the firm’s families. As seen above, one of these is the A380, of which the German flag carrier has eight at its disposal with an average age of 13.6 years old. Historically, it has also flown another six.
The airline’s oldest widebodies are its 17 A340-300s, which clock in at 26.1 years old on average. Lufthansa also flies 14 units of the larger A340-600 variant, but these are somewhat younger, with a mean age of 19.5 years old. However, despite their younger age, more of them (eight out of 14) are currently listed by ch-aviation as being inactive than the older A340-300, where just two of the 15 have this status.
At the other end of the age spectrum, Lufthansa’s youngest Airbus widebodies are its 31 examples of the A350-900, with all of these modern twin-aisle aircraft currently listed by ch-aviation as being active. They are 5.5 years old on average, and the German flag carrier has another 13 units on order. Some of Lufthansa’s A350s that don’t have its newest Allegris cabin will eventually be cascaded to Discover Airlines.
Airbus Narrowbodies
On the short-haul side of things, Lufthansa almost exclusively relies on the Airbus A320ceo and A320neo families for its mainline domestic and European flights. An interesting exception at the moment is the A220-300, of which ch-aviation shows it has five examples on lease from airBaltic.
As far as the older A320ceo series is concerned, Lufthansa flies 34 A319-100s (23.1 years old on average), 46 A320-200s (12.9 years old on average), and 37 A321-200s (16.8 years old on average). It is also an extremely rare operator of the original A321-100, with 17 units aged 30 years on average.
On the newer end of the scale, Lufthansa’s 30 examples of the A320neo are just seven years old on average. 25 of these are currently listed by ch-aviation as being active, and the carrier has another nine units of the type on order. As seen above, one of these was given a special ‘Lovehansa’ livery in 2022. The airline also has 17 larger A321neos in its fleet (4.4 years old on average), with another 17 on order.
