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Lufthansa Plans to Buy Either Boeing 737 MAX or Airbus A320neo Aircraft
Deutsche Lufthansa AG plans to buy a triple-digit number of either Boeing 737 MAX or Airbus A320neo jetliners to replace jets in its fleet, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Tuesday. “We have not lost our trust in Boeing” following two fatal 737 MAX crashes and the grounding earlier this month of the worldwide fleet of that aircraft, Spohr said in a meeting with reporters. (uk.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
So an airline wants to replace regional jets, with a full size craft? Would it not make more sense to go down the middle with either E2 195's or A220-300's?
I agree. For regional jets the Airbus A220 or Embraer E 190's should be more suitable.
Finally, an airline exec that sounds like he knows what he's talking about. I'd take Spohr's opinion over all the fear-mongering idiots that think they know exactly what happened in the 2 MAX crashes and have been splashing their opinions, often anonymously, all over the eager media. He has dealt with both Boeing and Airbus. Whatever plane LH chooses, it will be a well-thought-out decision.
Lufthansa is still a good Boeing customer with the largest fleet of 748 (19), plus 13 744. They also have 20 779 and 20 789 on order. Sources:
https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/company/fleet/lufthansa-and-regional-partners.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa#Current_fleet
https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/company/fleet/lufthansa-and-regional-partners.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa#Current_fleet
Hmmm think you forgot to mention the 255 Airbus aircraft of almost every model in their fleet.
But historically yes they have been a very good Boeing customer, after all weren't they the launch customer for the 737-100, following with 200, 300, 400, 500 and 700 models, so yeah pretty loyal.
But historically yes they have been a very good Boeing customer, after all weren't they the launch customer for the 737-100, following with 200, 300, 400, 500 and 700 models, so yeah pretty loyal.
737-300 launch customer in Europe was JAT!