Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, will be flying two more Airbus A380 superjumbos on long-haul routes sooner than expected after snapping them up as part of an order worth about 1 billion euros at list prices.The airline, already Europe's largest customer for the 526-seater A380, was offered the additional planes at short notice.
The order includes one Airbus A330-300, which will be used on long-haul routes, four Airbus A320s and five smaller Embraer 195s for its regional fleet, with the planes to be delivered in stages from 2012.
The group will fund the planes through its own cash and external sources, such as leasing or a sale and leaseback.
"It is the latest step in our ongoing strategy of deploying a modern fleet in terms of fuel efficiency, operating costs, noise and emissions," Lufthansa said in Thursday's statement.
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