(Reuters) – Plane supply points are having a “brutal” impression on Lufthansa and won’t be resolved earlier than the top of the last decade, based on CEO Carsten Spohr.
Talking on the enterprise press membership in Stuttgart late Thursday, Spohr stated the plane scarcity might be costing Lufthansa some 500 million euros ($535.00 million) a 12 months, though he didn’t present a precise determine.
Lufthansa has ordered 250 new plane from Airbus and Boeing (NYSE:) to modernize its fleet, with deliveries scheduled between 2024 and 2029.
Nevertheless, “no plane arrives on time,” stated Spohr, including that round 100 of Lufthansa’s 750 plane have been grounded both for upkeep causes or as a result of they’d been decommissioned.
Earlier this week, Airbus lowered its forecast for deliveries this 12 months to round 770 jets from round 800. The announcement got here amid rising scepticism amongst suppliers over its jet output as Airbus grapples with components shortages.
In the meantime, a collection of incidents at Boeing have elevated regulatory scrutiny of the U.S. producer, including to delays in deliveries that originated in the course of the pandemic.
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