Lufthansa Group has exercised options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, marking the airline group’s first order of that variant. The options were part of a 2023 agreement that originally covered 40 MAX 8s. With this exercise, Lufthansa Group’s total 737 MAX order book stands at 60 aircraft.
The 20 MAX 10s carry a combined list price of approximately $3.4 billion. Deliveries are not expected to begin until the early 2030s.
Lufthansa Group said the jets will gradually replace older Airbus A320-family aircraft across its subsidiary airlines — a fleet transition that will affect pilot type ratings, bases, and crew scheduling across multiple carriers within the group over the coming decade.
The MAX 10 is the largest variant in the 737 MAX family and has had a protracted path to certification. Boeing originally targeted 2020 for FAA approval, but the 2019 global grounding of all MAX variants, increased regulatory scrutiny, and repeated problems with the model’s anti-ice system pushed the timeline back significantly. The variant recently completed its final test flight and is considered close to FAA certification. Progress has accelerated over the past two years.
