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Discover Airlines Acquiring Airbus A350s In 2027 (Lufthansa Hand-Me-Downs)

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Discover Airlines is Lufthansa Group’s long haul leisure carrier based in Germany. The airline has been growing in recent years, as Lufthansa Group (unsurprisingly) sees a lot of potential with its low cost operations.

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(@shoeguy)
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Good grief. Can't Lufthansa first just fix its own fleet, which is a hot mess? The A340-300s, A340-600s, and the B747-400s should have been retired long ago. Yes, they've announced retirements but all these sub-brands that aren't flag carriers are are the core of the LH Group's problems.


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 Lee
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Spohr has stated that the strategy behind having all of these sub-brands is to break up the adverse effect that a labor strike would have on the company's finances and operations. Whether that strategy has been effective is another matter.


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 Lee
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But, I think you're right.


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(@David)
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Another episode of LH outsourcing further aircraft for cheaper labour


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(@Christian)
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The hand me down A350s have a nicer Business Class product than the majority of the LH fleet with those old crappy seats from 1990.


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 1990
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You rang? (Kidding.)


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(@Amy Jolie)
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Maybe they will fly the ex Philippine Airlines planes to Manila!

Makes sense. New destination!


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(@AeroB13a)
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Surely, even “Lufthansa Hand-Me-Downs” are better than waiting years for a suspect new Boeing?


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 MG
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Troll-bot


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(@AeroB13a)
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…. So, you don’t like the truth …. you poor unfortunate little darlink …. 🙂


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