Eurowings eyes more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in its fleet

Jens Bischof, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eurowings, the leisure carrier of Lufthansa Group, has said that the airline is eyeing more Boeing 737 MAX 8s than the 40 aircraft that the group had allocated in January 2025.

Speaking with the Germany-based aeroTELEGRAPH, Bischof stated that Eurowings is eyeing to get more 737 MAX aircraft from the Lufthansa Group, which still holds purchase options for up to 60 aircraft of the type when it made its order in December 2023.

While Bischof was unable to confirm whether Eurowings could become an all-Boeing operator, he did tell aeroTELEGRAPH that having a single-type fleet has its own economic advantages, noting that the 737 MAX 8s could go to either the Germany-based Eurowings or Eurowings Europe, which has an air operator’s certificate (AOC) in Malta.

Lufthansa Group ordered the 40 737 MAX 8s as part of a larger purchase of 80 aircraft, with the other half being 40 Airbus A220-300s, in December 2023. Then, the Germany-based airline group said that it had another 20 purchase options for the A220-300, another 60 for the 737 MAX, and 40 new purchase options for the A320neo aircraft family.

At the time, Lufthansa Group said that the first 737 MAX 8s would arrive sometime in Q3 2027, teasing that the allocation of the 737 MAX 8 aircraft would be disclosed “at a later date.” That later date came on January 20, 2025, when Eurowings unveiled that it would take delivery of all 40 737 MAX 8s, which will replace its older A319ceo and A320ceo aircraft.

Eurowings stated that not only can the 737 MAX 8 welcome up to 39 additional passengers than its A319ceos, but also that the aircraft’s “longer range also makes it the perfect choice for longer medium-haul destinations, which Eurowings is increasingly offering in its portfolio.”

The 737 MAX 8s would be delivered between 2027 and 2032, the airline said at the time.

Planespotters.net fleet data indicated that Eurowings and Eurowings Europe have 94 and 29 aircraft, respectively, with Eurowings wet leasing six 737-800s from Czechia-based Smartwings.

Throughout August 2025, Eurowings unveiled several new medium-haul routes, as well as the Premium BIZ seat, which will be introduced into service on November 22, 2025, initially on flights between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Dubai International Airport (DXB).

Unlike a typical European business class seat and experience, which offers an empty middle seat in a 3-3 configuration, Eurowings will fit eight seats, split into two per row, on its aircraft.

“The experience is rounded off by a high-quality menu with an aperitif and a hot meal, as well as additional extras such as a blanket, pillow, and amenity kit for a pleasant journey.”

Premium BIZ has been available for bookings as an upgrade since August 20, 2025, which includes itineraries purchased before that date. For example, a flight from BER to DXB on December 15, 2025, which has an original BIZclass price of €389.99 ($458.3), goes up by a whopping €499.99 ($587.6), totaling €889.9 ($1,045), if booking the Premium BIZ seat. There are regular BIZclass, or European business class, seats available, just behind the Premium BIZ cabin.

Eurowings is trying to target a different type of customer, with the airline also introducing new and/or additional flights between Germany and the Middle East. In February 2025, the airline said that from November 2025, it would have new flights from BER to Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport (AUH), from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), and from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED).

Additional weekly flights are also planned from BER to DWC and JED, from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to DWC and JED, and from STR to DXB.

Cirium’s Diio Mi and the airline’s booking engine confirmed that Eurowings has scheduled flights to both DXB and DWC.

At the time, Bischof remarked that Eurowings’ planned 24 weekly departures to DXB were “an indication that our connections to the booming Gulf region are among the most popular and successful routes in our winter flight schedule.”

“We want to continue this success story with the expansion at the Berlin, Hanover, Cologne/Bonn, and Stuttgart locations.”

Overall, Eurowings’ weekly flights from Germany to the wider Middle East region, which includes Amman Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), and others, will grow from 25 in November 2024 to 57 in November 2025, while weekly departing seats on routes from Germany to the Middle East, should grow by 152.8%.

Eurowings’ planned route network from Germany to the Middle East in November 2025 is displayed below: