Lufthansa’s first Airbus A350-1000, named “Deutschland”, landed at its home base in Munich on Wednesday after arriving from Toulouse, the airline said in a press release.

The aircraft touched down at 3:37 pm on the northern runway at Munich Airport as flight LH9901 and was welcomed by numerous aviation enthusiasts, according to Lufthansa. After a lap along Terminal 2, it taxied to the Lufthansa Technik hangar.

The jet, registered D-AIFA, carries a special livery marking the airline’s 100th anniversary. As the seventh aircraft in that scheme, it completes Lufthansa’s anniversary fleet featuring the “XXL crane”, the airline said.

“This is an aircraft everyone can look forward to, first and foremost, of course, our guests, who can expect a premium travel experience across all classes,” said Heiko Reitz, Lufthansa Executive Board Member and Hub Manager Munich. “Our crews will benefit from the most modern workplace in the industry. The aircraft is very fuel-efficient and marks another important milestone in the modernization of our long-haul fleet.”

Lufthansa said “Deutschland” is the 700th aircraft Airbus has delivered to the Lufthansa Group. The group has ordered 15 A350-1000s in total, to be delivered by 2030. The first ten will fly for Lufthansa and be based at its Munich hub, the release said.

The A350-1000 measures 73.80 metres, about seven metres longer than the A350-900, and seats 300 passengers in four classes, according to the airline. The layout is:

First Class: three to four seats, including two individual suites and one “Suite Plus”

Business Class: 49 seats, including eight in suites

Premium Economy: 35 seats

Economy: 212 seats

The aircraft will be the first Lufthansa Group long-haul aircraft fitted with the group’s new Wi-Fi service powered by Starlink, the airline said. Its first commercial flight, to Tokyo Haneda, is scheduled for December 3.

Source: PR