Lufthansa takes delivery of first A350-1000, marks 700th Airbus for the group

Lufthansa has received its first Airbus A350-1000, which also becomes the 700th Airbus delivered to the Lufthansa Group. The aircraft wears a special 100th anniversary livery.

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Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, according to the company. The aircraft, registered as D-AIFA and named 'Deutschland', is also the 700th Airbus delivered to the Lufthansa Group.

The A350-1000 features a special 100th anniversary livery with a blue fuselage, a white crane, and the lettering '1926: 2026' and '100'. It is the seventh Lufthansa aircraft to receive such an anniversary paint scheme; others already in service include an A350-900, an A380, a Boeing 787-9, a Boeing 747-8, and two A320neo aircraft.

The paint job required 432 liters of blue paint and 246 liters of white paint, the airline said.

The aircraft is scheduled to transfer from Toulouse to Munich in fall 2026. A naming ceremony will take place at a later date.

Lufthansa has ordered 15 A350-1000s in total, with deliveries expected by 2030. The A350-1000 measures 73.80 meters in length, which is 7 meters longer than the A350-900, and can carry 300 passengers across four classes: First, Business, Premium Economy, and Economy.