Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in Toulouse, France, on November 10, 2026.
The A350-1000, named “Deutschland” and registered D-AIFA, was painted in a special dark blue livery to mark the airline’s centennial year. It is also the carrier’s 700th Airbus aircraft overall (the German carrier took delivery of its first Airbus, an A300B2, in 1976), as well as Lufthansa’s first long-haul aircraft to be fitted with high-speed Starlink broadband connectivity.
The new aircraft has also been line-fitted with the new Lufthansa ‘Allegris’ cabin, featuring 300 seats across four service classes: First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy. It will be based in Munich (MUC) from where it will operate its first commercial service on December 23, 2026, to Tokyo-Haneda (HND).
Shanghai-Pudong (PVG) and Singapore-Changi (SIN) are also among the destinations that are expected to be served by the new aircraft.
Lufthansa Group currently has 15 A350-1000 aircraft on order. The first batch of 10 was ordered on March 2023, as part of a larger order which also included five A350-900s.The German group also ordered seven 787-9 aircraft from Boeing at the same time. That order was then followed by an incremental order for five additional A350-1000s in December 2024.