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Lufthansa retires A340-600 fleet on final flight in 2026

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  • Lufthansa retired its Airbus A340-600 fleet with a final scheduled flight.
  • Flight LH419 landed in Frankfurt on 19 October 2026 after an eight-hour-five-minute trip from Washington Dulles.
  • The aircraft carried 275 passengers and 15 crew members on its last journey.
  • Lufthansa will replace the A340-600s with Airbus A350-1000s in December 2026 and Boeing 777-9s in 2027.
  • Conviasa and Iran’s Mahan Air continue operating A340-600s while Lufthansa’s four jets move to storage.