Condor Retires Boeing Aircraft

Condor has confirmed that its fleet is transitioning into a new era, and with that, the retirement of the Boeing 757-300 will occur.

For a total of 35 years, Boeing aircraft have played a pivotal role in serving the day-to-day operation at Condor; however, now the end of an era has arrived.

The carrier says that to confirm the retirement of the aircraft type, there’ll be an exclusive farewell flight taking place on November 5, 2025.

This farewell flight invites those close to the 757-300 and also fans of the aircraft and airline itself to jump on board the service with a total of 75 seats to be auctioned off for those lucky enough and pockets deep enough to jump aboard the service.

Condor confirms the final flight will operate between Frankfurt and Vienna, with it a day trip celebrating the aircraft, and a dedicated farewell event will also occur.

While this marks the final 757 flight and a farewell to the Boeing era, there will be other opportunities to jump aboard the 757-300 before it is retired for good.

Condor says that the aircraft type will continue operating regular flights until early October, and this will see six of the Boeing 757s connecting Düsseldorf and Frankfurt with popular holiday destinations ranging from Hurghada, Fuerteventura, Palma de Mallorca and Gran Canaria.

As for the final scheduled passenger flights, that’s planned for Düsseldorf–Palma–Düsseldorf on October 29, 2025 and then Frankfurt–Hurghada–Frankfurt on November 2, 2025.

A New Era For Condor

The retirement of the Boeing 757 has been a long time in the making, with an announcement in early 2024 that highlighted an agreement reached with Crestone Air Partners for the 757 purchase.

As part of that deal, 11 of the 757-300s were acquired, and this agreement was labelled as a milestone for the two companies and especially Condor in its bid to transition towards the next generation of its business.

Condor has already retired its Boeing 767; therefore, the remaining fleet type, which has been awaiting its departure, is the 757, with retirement earmarked for 2025, a couple of years away.

The airline is instead choosing to move forward with Airbus aircraft and rely more heavily on the new engine models across the A320 and A330 families to benefit the business.

Aircraft types such as the A330neo, A320neo and A321neo are all to play integral roles in maximising capacity across the network, enabling expansion and, more importantly, seeing efficiency rise in day-to-day operations.

While the Boeing fleet served Condor well for many decades, like many other airlines looking to evolve their flying, it was time to move on and, with that, rely more heavily on next-generation jets.