29 MAY 2026 news
Lufthansa Allegris Fleet Progression: A 2026 Mid-Year Report
Eight months after the FRA–YYZ Allegris 787-9 inaugural on October 9, 2025, Lufthansa flies the cabin from MUC and FRA. The mid-2026 fleet status read.
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12 MAY 2026 news
Boeing 777X Delivery Slip: The 2026 Status
Seven years past the original 2020 service-entry target, no Boeing 777-9 has flown a revenue rotation as of mid-2026. Lufthansa now guides to Q1 2027.
09 MAY 2026 lounges
Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt: A Full Review
The Lufthansa First Class Terminal at Frankfurt is the only standalone first class building in Europe, with its own curbside drop, its own immigration channel, and a Porsche or Mercedes-Maybach to the aircraft door. After three visits in April and May, this is what it is actually like — and how it stacks up against AF La Première, BA Concorde Room, Emirates First DXB, and SQ Private Room SIN.
08 MAY 2026 loyalty
Lufthansa Miles & More 2026 — A Program Teardown
Miles & More after the June 2025 dynamic-pricing transition: the partner chart, Allegris and Swiss Senses First Class redemption access, HON Circle perks, and the structural US accumulation problem. From our own balance, no comped points.
06 MAY 2026 airlines
Boeing 777-9 Business Class: The Launch Cabins We're Tracking (as of Mid-2026)
The Boeing 777-9 has not yet been delivered to any commercial operator as of mid-2026. Lufthansa remains the official launch customer with first delivery now expected Q1 2027 and revenue service targeted for summer 2027. This piece tracks the announced launch business-class cabins for the type — Lufthansa Allegris, Cathay's planned Aria-on-777-9, and Emirates' announced 777-9 J product — without pretending any of them are flying yet.
09 APR 2026 routes
IAD–FRA: LH Allegris vs UA Polaris — 2026 Review
We flew IAD-FRA on LH419 in Allegris Business Suite Plus, then back on UA987 in Polaris on the 787-9. The 2026 review of the Washington Dulles to Frankfurt corridor, the alliance lounge stack at IAD, and what to book.
08 APR 2026 lounges
Inside the New Lufthansa First Class Terminal Expansion at Frankfurt
Lufthansa's standalone First Class Terminal at Frankfurt reopened on April 1 after an 11-month renovation, adding 4,200 square metres, a second restaurant by Tim Raue, and a quiet wing of 18 day-suites.
22 JAN 2026 lounges
Lufthansa Senator Lounge Frankfurt — A 2026 Review
I cleared the Senator Lounge at FRA T1 Concourse A at 09:20 ahead of LH456 to ORD. Four visits in January 2026. The long version of what the Senator Lounge actually is in 2026 — and what it is not.
19 JAN 2026 airlines
Lufthansa Allegris: Inside the New Multi-Class Cabin Platform
Allegris is Lufthansa's first all-new cabin platform in more than fifteen years, and the gamble is enormous: a single airline now offers seven distinct premium hard products across First, Business, Premium Economy, and Economy. We spent two months evaluating the Allegris A350-900 across nine sectors to determine whether the multi-suite philosophy works, whether Suite Plus is worth the upcharge, and whether retaining First Class still makes commercial sense in 2026.