Lufthansa orders seven Airbus jets

Published 10:14 am Thursday, September 29, 2011

Germany’s Lufthansa has ordered seven Airbus aircraft, the jet maker announced Thursday.

The order includes two A380s, four A320s and one A330-300.

“I am delighted that this additional order will enable us to secure the development of our short, medium and long-haul fleets,” Nico Buchholz, executive vice president of Lufthansa’s group fleet management, said in a statement.

The Lufthansa Group is the biggest Airbus operator worldwide with more than 368 Airbus aircraft currently in service.

“We are pleased that Lufthansa is coming back to order more Airbus aircraft across our product families,” said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Customers.