Lufthansa to Order 30 Airbus and 5 Boeings

The Lufthansa Supervisory Board has approved orders for 35 new aircraft.

Thirty of the aircraft are from the Airbus A320neo family and the other five for Boeing 777 freighters. Besides greater fuel efficiency, all the models on order will help lower operating costs as well as noise levels and emissions.

The total orders will include twenty five A320neo and five A321neo aircraft destined for continental European traffic. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2016. The aircraft come with improved aerodynamics and new engines. They burn around 15% less fuel than today's comparable models. Moreover, their noise emissions lie cumulatively between 10 to 15 dB below current noise limits and further improve noise reduction compared with the present fleet.

The business segment Logistics will receive five new Boeing 777 freighters, which are slated to join the fleet from 2013. They will be utilised to seize growth opportunities fuelled by rising demand. Aside from their high fuel efficiency, the noise footprint of the new freighters is smaller than that of the existing fleet.

The orders have a total value of close to US$ 4 billion at list prices.

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