Lufthansa missing 41 widebodies, expects B777X in 2026

Westjet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech has returned to Lufthansa as a member of the Supervisory Board. This is what "Bloomberg" said on X. According to the media report, he is regarded as another potential successor to Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr. Alexis von Hoensbroech had said in 2023 in [Interview with airliners.de] (https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-bisschen-engt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-gegt-70963) that the …

Lufthansa missing 41 widebodies, expects B777X in 2026

Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) is facing delays in the delivery of new aircraft and is currently lacking 41 widebodies, Reuters reported citing chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini. She added that the airline will be a launch customer for the B777-9 and is expecting to add the first of these in 2026, confirming recent announcements from Boeing. The original plans called for the arrival of the first B777-9 in 2020 but the date has s…