However, Lufthansa seems to be bucking the trend. The airline's decision to retrofit its Boeing 747-8 aircraft with its newest cabin is a testament to the airline's confidence in the Boeing 747-8.

Lufthansa has 20 Boeing 777-9s on order, which are due to arrive no sooner than 2026. These will replace the 747-400s, which by that point will be nearing 30 years old.

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Business class on Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Lufthansa confirmed the 747's old first-class seats would remain in place as the airline works out the shaping challenge.

Feb. 13, 2011 -- A curtain falls, revealing Boeing's new 747-8 Intercontinental during the unveiling ceremony for the new airplane at the Boeing plant in Everett, Wash.