Updates to Lufthansa’s strategies, plans and tactics are coming thick and fast as it struggles to manage the certification, production, and rollout of its new Allegris cabins. With its first Allegris-equipped 787 arriving in Germany — with all the business class seats behind the front-row Business Suites blocked off — more than a dozen remain stuck in certification limbo.
In this exclusive Readout for our Pro-tier members, The Up Front is bringing you up to the date with the situation with Lufthansa’s Allegris after discussions with the airline, including substantial updates to the situation with the 787s, how and when the 747-8 fleet will be refit, the airline’s plans for non-Allegris A380 business, and much more detail on the programme.