Originally Posted by
Nick Art
Some new info seems to be available to EAF which suggests LH will take up to 21(?) B789s, 9 of which are white tails to be delivered in 2021 and 2022 using the semi-new Business Class.
B789s from 2023 will then get the new Business Class.
This would somewhat fit in with my theory that the 789s will be split between LH and OS as LH can replace their aging 343s and 333s in FRA with them and OS will get them to replace their remaining 767s.

Even before the pandemic, it was sometimes tricky to match corporate press releases, and statements by LH bigwigs, to reality. And now Corona has driven a truck through many plans as well.
My understanding from the same site is that the first 5 x 787 to be delivered this year and next were snapped up at fairly short notice. At least some were intended for Vistara or whatever and I think the intention is to operate them with seats as they are. I'm not to sure about the next 4- maybe they are quick snap-ups too....? After that, from 2023, more original LH 787 will come with a new BC. They previously announced that 15 of the first batch of 20 x 787 would go to LH, seeming to indicate that 5 would go elsewhere in LHG (but without saying that). The current LH projected total on the site is 21, so a count of 15 plus 5 snap-ups plus one from somewhere or other would kind of make sense. Since OS has been badly in need of fleet renewal for years (even though the oldest 767 have now been disposed of), they would seem to be the prime candidate for the other 5. Before Corona, LH did say they wanted 15 more 787 after the initial 20, but I don't know where that stands now.
The state of play with A350 is that 17 of the initial order of 25 have been delivered, and 8 more of those are expected with a pause now, re-starting in 2023. From 2023, a new BC and an F cabin (apparently only 4 seats) are envisaged. After that delivery of 25, 20 or 25 more were planned. Only 7 more are listed on the site, but I'm not sure if there are more in the pipeline. And in addition, four are being leased from PR- I don't know how long for.
20 x 779 were planned. 14 are listed- again, don't know if more are in the pipeline.