Overview
- Lufthansa plans to ferry its first A350-1000 from Airbus’s Toulouse plant to Munich in mid-November ahead of entry into passenger service.
- The airline has scheduled the maiden commercial flight for 3 December with a Munich–Tokyo/Haneda routing and plans to add Shanghai and Singapore services in the following weeks.
- The aircraft, named “Deutschland,” wears a 100‑year jubilee livery and is the 700th Airbus delivered to Lufthansa, a point the airline is using to highlight the jet’s modern cabin and range.
- The Lufthansa Group has ordered 15 A350-1000s with deliveries through 2030 and will station the first ten examples at its Munich hub to expand long‑haul capacity there.
- Separately, Lufthansa has reported recent kerosene supply problems at Frankfurt Airport that could pose short‑term operational disruption even as the carrier rolls out the new jets.