Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in Toulouse, France, on November 10, 2026. The aircraft, 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. It is also Lufthansa's first long-haul aircraft to be fitted with high-speed Starlink broadband connectivity.
The new aircraft has 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, from where it will operate its first commercial service on December 23, 2026, to Tokyo-Haneda. Shanghai-Pudong and Singapore-Changi are also among the destinations 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 in 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.