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Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) will consolidate its long-haul fleet around a single type, the B787-9s, with ten aircraft ordered for deliveries between early 2024 and 2028.

The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2024 and will be in service for the Summer 2024 season. By 2028, the airline will replace all three B767-300ERs (which are 23.6 years of age on average) and six B777-200ERs (22.4), simultaneously growing its widebody fleet by one aircraft to ten units.

The airline did not place a new order but will take the aircraft from the backlog of Lufthansa Group, as previously expected. Austrian Airlines confirmed to AeroTELEGRAPH that the batch would comprise five new-build units from the holding's existing order book and five aircraft not taken by Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou), which are already in service with Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International). The latter will be transferred to Austrian Airlines as Lufthansa takes more new-build widebodies.

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Lufthansa orders A350-1000s, adds more -900s and B787-9s

Lufthansa Group has placed orders for 22 widebody aircraft, including the carrier's first ten A350-1000s, as well as an incremental five A350-900s and seven B787-9s.

"With our purchase of 22 further Airbus A350s and Boeing B787s, we have secured the delivery of more than 50 latest-generation long-haul aircraft for the member airlines of the Lufthansa Group since the pandemic began. These aircraft will be equipped with our new long-haul cabins, including the latest-generation seats in all classes of travel," Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said.

The holding said that the newly ordered aircraft would start delivering in "the mid-2020s" without committing to a specific year. Lufthansa Group does not reveal the allocation of its order to individual carriers when announcing deals.

Lufthansa Group said it was "also in advanced negotiations to acquire further long-haul aircraft which could be made available at shorter notice".

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