Pro Readout: an update on Lufthansa Allegris, including plans for the 787, 777, 747-8, A350 & A380

As the Lufthansa Group “disintegrates” its cross-airline FICE cabins team, we quiz the airline in detail on the arrival of “some of” its 787s, plans for its A380s, full details of the 747-8 refit, and an update to the 2025–26 Allegris timeline

By John Walton 9 min read
Lufthansa business suite seats in grey and blue with hint of brown on display on a stand

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.