Lufthansa Talking With Planemakers on Switch to Smaller Jets
- CEO Carsten Spohr says manufacturers appear flexible on orders
- Comments suggest airline could take fewer large wide-bodies
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG is in talks with planemakers about swapping some orders for larger aircraft to smaller long-distance models, helping to adapt its fleet to an enduring slump in intercontinental business travel as the coronavirus crisis upends demand.
Europe’s largest airline group is in negotiations with Airbus SE and Boeing Co. about existing orders, with the manufacturers showing flexibility in the discussions, Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr said in a webinar Monday as part of the London School of Economics German Symposium.