News flotta LH...inizia il ritiro dei 737 dal 2009


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Lufthansa to begin phasing out 737 Classics next year

Wednesday June 18, 2008 Lufthansa will begin phasing out its 60-strong 737-300/-500 fleet by next year, with the -500s leaving by the end of 2009 and the remaining aircraft being retired by 2012, depending on market developments.
LH owns 80% of its fleet. Nico Buchholz, who as senior VP-corporate fleet is responsible for 520 aircraft (plus those operating for partner airlines like Contact Air), told ATWOnline in Frankfurt that LH is selling an average of one aircraft per month. "But the number of new aircraft we are bringing into the fleet is higher," he said, adding that LH has up to 180 on order worth approximately €14 billion ($21.6 billion).
Some incoming aircraft are replacements. A320s will replace the 737s and 747-8s will replace 747-400s, for example, although Executive VP-Operations Juergen Raps told this website that "If market development is good, then we will keep the -400s longer." Some of the 60 A320s on order will be transferred to Swiss International Air Lines to grow its fleet, with the remainder slated for mainline service.
Buchholz expressed confidence that the 747-8 will be successful. "We need a 400-seat aircraft in the future," he said, claiming that engine commonality with the 787 will secure the aircraft's place in the mainline fleet. "The A350-1000 or 787-10 will not have the performance we need," he said.
He added that in terms of regional aircraft, he and his team will look at Bombardier's CSeries as well as to emerging products in China, Russia and Japan.
Meanwhile, four LH pilots have secured their A380 certifications. "We have to train 30 check captains for the A380. The pilots come from the A330/A340 fleet. Also, a small team will work as so-called mixed fleet pilots and fly both types," Raps explained, adding that LH needs 30 pilots for each A380. It is scheduled to take its first aircraft in the 2009 fourth quarter and operate 15 of the type by 2015.
 
He added that in terms of regional aircraft, he and his team will look at Bombardier's CSeries as well as to emerging products in China, Russia and Japan.
Se LH effettivamente ordinasse RJ cinesi, russi o giapponesi credo avra' la flotta piu' variegata di tutte...
 
Che peccato :( giusto 2 mesi fa avevo volato per la prima volta con un -300 di LH ed aveva i sedili nuovi, non fosse stato per le cappelliere "classic" non gli avrei mai dato i quasi 20 anni che dovrebbe avere...
 
Airbus A319 20 11 years
Airbus A300 14 18.8 years
Airbus A320 36 16.7 years
Airbus A321 31 9.9 years
Airbus A330 13 2.8 years
Airbus A340 46 7.4 years
Boeing 737 63 17.4 years
Boeing 737 Next Gen 1 8.4 years
Boeing 747 30 14.2 years
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 19 10.4 years
BAe 146 / Avro RJ 18 12.5 years
Canadair Regional Jet 57 6.5 years