Lutfthansa is targeting planes that other airlines no longer want. However, Turkish Airlines beat her to the Airbus A350 that was to go to Aeroflot.
Carsten Spohr calls it “interesting market opportunities”. The Lufthansa CEO said in March that he wanted to talk to Airbus and Boeing regarding aircraft that might no longer be delivered because of the far-reaching western sanctions once morest Russia. You need additional long-haul jets and are one of the few airlines that can afford them, said the German manager.
So Lufthansa has it open Apart from aircraft that have either already been produced or for which customers have reserved early delivery slots secured, but in the meantime can no longer be accepted or can no longer be delivered. They are interesting because of their quick availability and also their price. But the first such bargain in Russia has now been made by Turkish Airlines.
Lufthansa has already done it with Dreamliners
The airline announced on Wednesday (May 18) that Airbus purchase agreements for six additional A350-900s to have completed. The aircraft will be delivered this year and next, so very quickly. This indicates that the Turkish national airline is taking over jets that others no longer want or are no longer allowed to receive. In fact, the six Airbus A350s are those that were originally intended to go to Aeroflot, according to well-informed circles.
Airbus has thus moved on to six of the 13 A350s that Aeroflot once ordered but are no longer allowed to deliver. The manufacturer still has to find new buyers for seven. So Lufthansa still has a chance to secure additional A350s. The German airline recently announced that it had signed a contract to purchase seven additional Boeing 787-9s. The planes were originally intended for other airlines as well.