Lufthansa To Order 59 Widebodies from Boeing and Airbus
Lufthansa's latest order commitment includes 25 Airbus A350-900s. (Photo: Airbus)
Lufthansa's latest order commitment includes 25 Airbus A350-900s. (Photo: Airbus)

Boeing and Airbus will share in the spoils of a massive investment by Lufthansa Group involving orders for 59 widebody airplanes worth $18.7 billion at list prices, the German airline announced Thursday. Recently approved by the Deutsche Lufthansa supervisory board, the investment plan calls for an order for 34 Boeing 777-9Xs—making Lufthansa the launch customer for the planned new widebody expected to enter service around the end of the decade—and 25 Airbus A350-900s, scheduled for delivery as early as 2016.