The order covers 20 Boeing 787-9 and 20 Airbus A350-900 aircraft for a total amount of $12 billion, or approximately €10.6 billion, at list prices. The new aircraft will be delivered between the end of 2022 and 2027. The German airline currently operates 15 A340-300s with 279 seats and 17 A340-600s with 297 seats. It is therefore the Airbus A340s that will be replaced in the coming years. Lufthansa also announced the sale of 6 of its 14 Airbus A380s. The latter will leave the German company in 2022 and 2023.
Lufthansa spokesperson Carsten Spohr also announced the replacement of the 747-400s with smaller aircraft to reduce pressure on the infrastructure at Frankfurt Airport, the airline's major hub. He also points out that the delivery of Lufthansa's first Boeing 777-9 in 2020 will be an important milestone for its long-haul service.
The airline Japan Airlines has launched a new long-haul low-cost airline. On March 8, 2019, Zipair Tokyo filed an application for a commercial transport permit with the Japanese Ministry of Transport. Zipair Tokyo announcement in Tokyo
In 2018, various events marked air transport, with many new changements, developing airlines and new airports. However, incidents and air crashes have marked this year. A drone incident happened in London-Gatwick airport in 2018 (source:homebt)
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