Editing Lufthansa (section)

== Fleet ==
{{Main|Lufthansa fleet}}

=== Aircraft naming conventions ===
In September 1960, a Lufthansa Boeing 707 (D-ABOC), which would serve the Frankfurt-New York intercontinental route, was christened ''Berlin'' after the divided city of Berlin by then-mayor [[Willy Brandt]]. Following ''Berlin'', other Lufthansa 707 planes were named "[[Hamburg]]", "Frankfurt", "[[Munich|München]]", and "[[Bonn]]". With these names, the company established a tradition of [[Ship naming and launching|naming]] the planes in its fleet after German cities and towns or federal states, with a rule of thumb that the aeroplane make, size, or route would correspond roughly to the relative size or importance of the city or town it was named after.

This tradition continued, with two notable exceptions, until 2010: The first was an [[Airbus A340-300]] registered D-AIFC, named "[[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]]/[[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]", after two Canadian cities along the standard flight path from Europe to North America. It became the first Lufthansa aeroplane named after a non-German city. The name commemorates the hospitality of the communities of Gander and Halifax, which served as improvised safe havens for the passengers and crew of the multitude of international aircraft unable to return to their originating airports during [[Operation Yellow Ribbon]] after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. The other aircraft not named after a German city was an [[Airbus A321-100]] registered as D-AIRA, which was designated ''Finkenwerder'' in honor of the Airbus facility in the district of [[Finkenwerder|Hamburg-Finkenwerder]],<ref name="lhtaufnamen2">[http://lh-taufnamen.de/lufthansa/ lh-taufnamen.de – Lufthansa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115210604/https://www.lh-taufnamen.de/lufthansa/ |date=15 January 2018 }} retrieved 20 June 2016</ref> where about 40% of Airbus narrowbody models are manufactured.

In February 2010, Lufthansa announced that its first two [[Airbus A380]]s would be named ''Frankfurt am Main'' (D-AIMA) and ''München'' (D-AIMB) after Lufthansa's two hub airports. Subsequent A380 aircraft were named after other Lufthansa Group hub airports ''[[Zürich]]'', ''Wien'' ([[Vienna]]) and ''Brüssel'' ([[Brussels]]) and the major German cities of ''[[Düsseldorf]]'' and ''[[Berlin]]''. The remaining A380s were named after [[Star Alliance]] hub cities ''Tokyo'', ''Beijing'', ''Johannesburg'', ''New York'', ''San Francisco'' and ''Delhi''. However, D-AIMN ''San Francisco'' was renamed ''Deutschland'' (Germany) in 2014.<ref name="lhtaufnamen2" />

As of 2014, there are several short- and long-haul aircraft in Lufthansa's fleet that do not bear any name. They either never received one or their former one has been given to a newer aircraft, which was the case for several [[Boeing 747-400]]s. For example, the former ''Bayern'' ([[Bavaria]]), a Boeing 747-400 still in active service, lost that name to a new [[Boeing 747-8]]I.<ref name="lhtaufnamen2" />

=== Vintage aircraft restoration ===
[[Lufthansa Technik]], the airline's maintenance arm, restored a [[Junkers Ju 52/3m]] built in 1936 to [[airworthy|airworthiness]]; this aircraft was in use on the 10-hour Berlin to Rome route, across the [[Alps]], in the 1930s. Lufthansa is now restoring a [[Lockheed Super Constellation]], using parts from three such aircraft bought at auctions. Lufthansa's Super Constellations and L1649 "Starliners" served routes such as [[Hamburg]]–[[Madrid]]–[[Dakar]]–[[Caracas]]–[[Santiago]]. Lufthansa Technik recruits retired employees and volunteers for skilled labour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Michaels |first=Daniel |title=Lufthansa's Labor of Love: Restoring Some Really Old Junkers |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121357457537975947 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=27 August 2013 |date=16 June 2008 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=10 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410013059/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121357457537975947 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Michaels |first=Daniel |title=Engineering Veteran Plays a Vital Role in Plane's Rebirth |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121319460970364371 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=27 August 2013 |date=16 June 2008 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409161814/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121319460970364371 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Airbus A380 ===
Lufthansa had initially ordered a total of fifteen [[Airbus A380-800]], of which ten were delivered by June 2012. In September 2011, two more A380s were ordered; this order was confirmed on 14 March 2013. However, in September 2013 it was announced that the Lufthansa Supervisory Board had approved the purchase of only twelve of the first fifteen A380s. Thus, a total of fourteen A380s have been added to the fleet.

Lufthansa used initially its A380s from and to Frankfurt am Main (nine aircraft) and since March 2018 to and from Munich as well (five aircraft). From 6 to 12 December 2011, Lufthansa already used an A380 once a day on the route from Munich to New York-JFK. This happened mainly against the backdrop of Christmas shopping in New York City.

On 13 March 2019, Lufthansa announced that it will be removing six A380 aircraft from the fleet and replacing them with Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A350-900 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2019/03/13/lufthansa-group-orders-40-boeing-787-9-dreamliners-and-airbus-a350-900-aircraft-will-sell-6-a380s/ |title=Lufthansa Group orders 40 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and Airbus A350-900 aircraft, will sell 6 A380s |work=World Airline News |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523105127/https://worldairlinenews.com/2019/03/13/lufthansa-group-orders-40-boeing-787-9-dreamliners-and-airbus-a350-900-aircraft-will-sell-6-a380s/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Those six aircraft were sold back to Airbus for €315&nbsp;million, and all will have exited the fleet by November 2023. It was later disclosed the sale price was reduced to €302 million because five of the six A380-800s sustained storm damage, which was not covered by insurance while stored.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2022 |title=Lufthansa Group 2022 Annual Report |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2022-e.pdf |access-date=22 May 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531194151/https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2022-e.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 8 March 2020, Lufthansa announced that it would be grounding all of its A380 aircraft due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2020/03/08/lufthansa-grounds-airbus-a380-fleet/ |title=Lufthansa Grounds Airbus A380 Fleet |date=8 March 2020 |first=John |last=McDermott |website=AirlineGeeks.com |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527191828/https://airlinegeeks.com/2020/03/08/lufthansa-grounds-airbus-a380-fleet/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/lufthansa-grounding-a380-fleet/|title=Lufthansa Grounding Entire A380 Fleet|last=Schlappig|first=Ben|date=8 March 2020|website=One Mile at a Time|access-date=27 June 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528235341/https://onemileatatime.com/lufthansa-grounding-a380-fleet/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lufthansa announced on 27 June 2022 that the remaining fleet of eight A380s will be reactivated and brought back into service for the 2023 summer season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/newsroom/releases/lufthansa-reactivates-airbus-a380.html |title=Lufthansa reactivates Airbus A380 |work=Lufthansa Media Relations |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627195415/https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/newsroom/releases/lufthansa-reactivates-airbus-a380.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The stronger than anticipated customer demand and quicker recovery of international travel from the pandemic is cited as one of two reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/lufthansa-airbus-a380/ |title=Lufthansa Airbus A380 Returning In 2023!!! |work=One Mile At A Time |date=27 June 2022 |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627195614/https://onemileatatime.com/news/lufthansa-airbus-a380/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The other reason is the persistent delay of Boeing 777-9 delivery, which Lufthansa would not receive until 2025 or later. Lufthansa is still assessing how many and which A380 will be reactivated and which route the A380 will serve again.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-27/lufthansa-to-bring-back-a380-in-reversal-as-travel-demand-soars |title=Lufthansa to Bring Back A380 in Reversal as Travel Demand Soars |work=Bloomberg |first=Siddharth Vikram |last=Philip |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627161716/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-27/lufthansa-to-bring-back-a380-in-reversal-as-travel-demand-soars |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Lufthansa Airbus A380 At New York JFK.jpg|thumb|225x225px|Lufthansa A380]]
On 2 December 2022, Lufthansa reactivated the first of two A380s to be entered into the revenue service beginning in the summer 2023. The first A380 to be reactivated was a nine-year-old D-AIMK, which left [[Teruel Airport]] for Frankfurt Airport after three years of storage. Since the A380 was inactive for a long time, the landing gears were not retracted during the flight out of fear that they might not be deployed again. The A380 flew at slower speed and lower altitude, lasting three hours. After the preparatory evaluation and minor repair in Frankfurt, the A380 departed for Lufthansa Technik in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] for the extensive maintenance and replacement work.

Following their reactivation, Lufthansa announced the A380 was to begin revenue flights from [[Munich Airport|Munich]] to [[Logan International Airport|Boston Logan]] on 1 June 2023 and [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York-JFK]] on 4 July 2023, with routes to [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] and [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok]] to follow in October.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=With the A380 to Boston and New York |url=https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/newsroom/releases/with-the-a380-to-boston-and-new-york.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Lufthansa Group |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411124754/https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/newsroom/releases/with-the-a380-to-boston-and-new-york.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 June, Lufthansa's A380 indeed made its return to commercial service, with flight LH424 from [[Munich Airport|Munich]] to [[Logan International Airport|Boston]] lasting 7 hours and 22 minutes.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The airline reactivated its eighth and last remaining A380 in September 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mrowka |first=Martin |date=2024-09-17 |title=Lufthansa holt weiteren Airbus A380 zurück – Aktie probt die Trendwende |url=https://www.deraktionaer.de/artikel/aktien/lufthansa-holt-weiteren-airbus-a380-zurueck-aktie-probt-die-trendwende-20366371.html |trans-title=Lufthansa brings back another Airbus A380 – the shares test the turnaround |work=Der Aktionär |language=de |access-date=2025-01-05}}</ref> In 2025, they will deploy the A380 on flights from Munich to [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok]], [[Logan International Airport]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington-Dulles]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York-JFK]], and [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}