{"id":149836,"date":"2026-07-14T23:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=149836"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:03:30","slug":"lufthansa-to-take-delivery-of-1st-a350-1000-in-new-livery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/lufthansa-to-take-delivery-of-1st-a350-1000-in-new-livery\/","title":{"rendered":"Lufthansa to Take Delivery of 1st A350-1000 in New Livery, 700th Airbus Plane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COLOGNE\u2014<\/strong> Lufthansa (LH)<\/a> has revealed the paint scheme of its first Airbus A350-1000, which left the paint shop at the Airbus plant in Toulouse (TLS) wearing a special blue livery marking the airline’s 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The widebody is scheduled to fly from Toulouse (TLS) to Munich (MUC) this fall, joining a long-haul fleet centred on Frankfurt (FRA). It will also become the 700th aircraft Airbus has delivered to the Lufthansa Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Lufthansa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lufthansa Unveils First A350-1000 with New Livery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft carries a blue fuselage with an oversized white crane, the airline’s traditional emblem, applied in XXL format. The design also features the lettering “1926 | 2026”<\/strong> alongside the numeral “100,” referencing the century of operating history Lufthansa is marking in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Lufthansa, the paint job consumed 432 litres of blue paint and 246 litres of white paint<\/strong>. The scheme was applied at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, where the aircraft was assembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The A350-1000<\/a> becomes the seventh aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet to wear the anniversary design, and the first of the type to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Lufthansa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Registration, Name, and Delivery Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft will be registered D-AIFA and will carry the name “Deutschland.” An official naming ceremony is planned for a later date, which the airline has not yet announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the handover, several steps remain outstanding. Airbus and Lufthansa must complete a series of test flights, finish work on the cabin interior, and carry out the final acceptance inspection. Only after those milestones will the aircraft be transferred to Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delivery carries additional significance for both companies. D-AIFA will be the 700th aircraft handed over by Airbus to the Lufthansa Group across its airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Lufthansa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What the A350-1000 Brings to the Fleet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Airbus A350-1000 measures 73.80 metres in length, making it exactly seven metres longer than the A350-900 that Lufthansa already operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The additional fuselage length translates into a larger cabin. Lufthansa will configure the type for 300 passengers across four cabins: First Class<\/a>, Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy Class. The four-class layout aligns the aircraft with Lufthansa’s premium long-haul positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lufthansa has ordered 15 A350-1000s in total. Deliveries are scheduled to run through 2030, giving the airline a steady intake of the type across the second half of the decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Anniversary Fleet in Service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The special livery is already visible across several fleets. Aircraft carrying the centenary design and operating on long-haul routes include an Airbus A350-900, an Airbus A380, a Boeing 787-9, and a Boeing 747-8<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Airbus A320neo aircraft carry the same scheme on short- and medium-haul services, giving passengers within Europe a chance to see the design without booking an intercontinental flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lufthansa states that the livery has drawn strong interest from passengers and aviation photographers worldwide, with spotters tracking the aircraft across the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lufthansa’s Wider Fleet Position<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is headquartered in Cologne and operates its main hub at Frankfurt Rhein-Main (FRA), with a second major base at Munich Franz Josef Strauss (MUC). The airline was founded on 6 January 1953 and began operations on 1 April 1955 as the successor to the pre-war carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mainline fleet currently stands at 269 aircraft, of which 258 are in service, and 11 are parked. A further 25 aircraft are on order or planned. The average fleet age sits at 14.1 years according to Planespotters.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within that fleet, the Airbus A350 family accounts for 31 aircraft in service with an average age of 6.2 years, and three more are listed as future deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet numbers 18 aircraft with eight more to come, at an average age of 3.1 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both types, alongside the incoming A350-1000, sit at the centre of Lufthansa’s effort to replace older widebodies such as the Airbus A340 and Boeing 747, which carry average ages of 24.2 years and 16.8 years respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Lufthansa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first Lufthansa A350-1000 combines three separate milestones in a single airframe: the airline’s first example of the largest A350 variant, the 700th Airbus delivered to the Lufthansa Group, and the seventh aircraft to wear the 100th anniversary livery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once test flying and cabin work are complete, D-AIFA “Deutschland” will make the short hop from Toulouse to Munich and enter a fleet still working through one of the largest widebody renewal programmes in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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