Here, Lufthansa has also announced the race it will operate with Boeing 747-8i. Christoph Franz, Lufthansa CEO, said the aircraft will operate on Frankfurt-Washington DC. The company is the launch customer of the new aircraft, but the official operating data have not yet been announced.
Lufthansa is currently operating the race Frankfurt-Washington DC with 2 Boeing 747-400 models. One is configured with 322 seats, and the second has 346 seats. The new Boeing 747-8i will have 362 places: 8 in First Class, 92 in Business Class and 262 in Economy.