Overview

• Lufthansa received the Super Star fuselage by heavy transport overnight at Frankfurt Airport and will have Lufthansa Technik specialists assemble it on-site over the coming weeks.
• A fully restored Junkers Ju 52 is expected to arrive shortly so both non-airworthy planes can be displayed permanently beside the airline’s headquarters.
• Plans to certify the Super Star for flight were halted by the board in 2018 due to prohibitive restoration costs and regulatory hurdles.
• The aircraft belong to the Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung and Lufthansa has not disclosed how much it is investing in the restorations or the new exhibition centre.
• The exhibition forms part of Lufthansa’s preparations for its April 2026 anniversary, which will coincide with the release of a new company history addressing its Nazi-era predecessor.