Lufthansa to transfer up to eight A350‑900s to TAP after 2030 following stake sale

Lufthansa can transfer up to eight Airbus A350‑900 aircraft to TAP Air Portugal after 2030, after the Portuguese government approved the sale of 44.9% of TAP to Lufthansa while reserving 5% for employees.

The transaction could generate up to €1.2 billion for Portugal and is part of a plan that would expand TAP’s fleet to 117 aircraft by 2035 and about 130 thereafter, integrate TAP into Lufthansa’s transatlantic joint venture with United Airlines and Air Canada pending regulatory approvals, and include investment in aviation infrastructure and a Lufthansa Technik unit in Santa Maria da Feira.