Lufthansa Plans To Reject Early 777-9s

Boeing's first 777-9 for Lufthansa pic

Boeing's first 777-9 with a full Interior for Lufthansa made its inaugural flight in May.

Credit: Tim Stake/Boeing
FRANKFURT—Lufthansa has joined Emirates with plans to reject early-built Boeing 777Xs, the company’s CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed. “We are in talks with Boeing [on] which airplanes we will not accept for commercial service and which aircraft can be modernized with a financial contribution of Boeing,”...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week's global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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