More than a year after reaching an agreement with Boeing to acquire 40 737 MAX 8s, the Lufthansa Group has announced which subsidiary will take delivery of the aircraft, Eurowings.
The Dusseldorf-based low-cost carrier will replace its Airbus A319s and some A380s with Boeing’s rival from 2027. Deliveries are expected to continue until 2032.
“With 40 state-of-the-art aircraft, we are laying the foundations for a successful Eurowings future that is geared towards ambitious sustainability goals,” said Jens Bischof.
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Configured in a single class with 189 seats, the 737 MAX 8 will offer 39 more seats than the A319 and a much greater range.
Eurowings’ fleet currently includes 79 Airbus jets at its German headquarters and another 25 aircraft at its Malta division. The airline flies to several destinations within Europe and also on routes to the Middle East.
Lufthansa announced the return of the 737 to the group in December 2023 at the same time as it ordered the Airbus A220 for its new subsidiary Lufthansa City Airlines.
At the time, the German company had already announced that the 737 MAX 8 would not operate on Lufthansa, City and Swiss. However, the cabin with many seats already indicated a low-cost operator.
Lufthansa operated 155 Boeing jets in the past, such as the pioneering 737-100, of which the company was the first customer in the world in 1968.
