Lufthansa is reportedly planning to keep its double-decker Airbus A380 widebody quadjets active into the next decade. While the Cologne-headquartered German flag carrier and Star Alliance founding member has big plans as far as the development of its twin-aisle fleet is concerned, it has recently had to come to terms with delivery delays. As such, its older jets are still in the sky.

Perhaps the most notable development on this front came yesterday, when the German national airline's Chief Executive Officer confirmed that it plans to keep its Airbus A380 fleet active for at least another five years. This would take it into the early 2030s, which is a prospect that, it is fair to say, would have seemed remote at best at the start of the decade amid the pandemic.

Five More Years

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