Lufthansa’s First Airbus A350-1000: Welcome to Munich!

A big welcome for the first aircraft in the new A350-1000 fleet: The new flagship, named “Deutschland,” landed at its home base in Munich today. At 3:37 p.m., Airbus’ most advanced long-haul aircraft touched down on the northern runway at Munich Airport under the special flight number LH9901, where it was welcomed by numerous aviation enthusiasts. Following a welcome lap along Terminal 2, the 74-meter-long Airbus taxied to the Lufthansa Technik hangar.

The A350-1000 with the registration D-AIFA features the special livery marking the airline’s 100th anniversary and, as the seventh aircraft, completes the anniversary fleet featuring the XXL crane.

Heiko Reitz, Lufthansa Executive Board Member and Hub Manager Munich: “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. 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.”

The “Deutschland” is the 700th aircraft delivered by Airbus to the Lufthansa Group. The Group has ordered a total of 15 A350-1000 aircraft, which will be delivered by 2030. The first ten will operate for Lufthansa and will be based at the five-star hub in Munich.

At 73.80 meters, the Airbus A350-1000 is seven meters longer than the Airbus A350-900 and accommodates 300 passengers across four travel classes: three to four seats in First Class (two individual suites and one “Suite Plus”), 49 seats in Business Class (including eight seats in suites), 35 seats in Premium Economy Class and 212 seats in Economy Class. In addition, from its first flight on December 3, the “Deutschland” will be the first Lufthansa Group long-haul aircraft equipped with the new Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi powered by Starlink.