Condor (DE, Frankfurt International) completed its transition to an all-Airbus fleet on November 5, 2025, when it retired the last B757-300s, as previously planned. The next step will be the phase-out of the remaining A320ceo family aircraft by 2029, a year later than previously planned, and a rollover to an all-neo fleet, which over time could also include the A321-200NY(XLR).
Chief executive Peter Gerber told Aviation Week that the airline was evaluating the extra-long-range variant, although no decisions have been made just yet.
"It has its specific advantages, once the aircraft is available. And that’s why we will, thinking about what happens in the future, think about it. In our considerations, the A321XLR plays a role," he explained.
Of the three B757-300s remaining in the airline's fleet, D-ABOH (msn 30030) and D-ABOI (msn 29018) were retired on November 2. The former was subsequently ferried to St. Athan on November 6, while the latter remains at Frankfurt International. The last unit of the type, D-ABOM (msn 29022), operated a special farewell flight from Frankfurt to Vienna and back on November 5 and was then repositioned to St. Athan on November 10.
Condor was the launch customer for the B757-300 and began operating the type in 1999. The airline also operated the B757-200 from 1990. Its fleet peaked at eighteen -200s and seventeen -300s, but the smaller variant was retired by 2006, ch-aviation data shows.
The airline's fleet now comprises ten A320-200s, four A320-200Ns, thirteen A321-200s, six A321-200NX, and eighteen A330-900Ns. Under a fleet renewal plan spearheaded by owner Attestor Capital (which is reportedly considering divesting), the airline plans to retire the remaining A320-200s and A321-200s by 2029, slightly later than previously planned, and replace them with more A320neo family aircraft. It has two A320-200Ns, two A321-200NX, and seven A330-900Ns on order from Airbus but will supplement them with more leased aircraft.
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