Lufthansa has taken over Airbus number 600

Handover of the anniversary aircraft (Photo: Lufthansa).
Handover of the anniversary aircraft (Photo: Lufthansa).

Lufthansa has taken over Airbus number 600

Handover of the anniversary aircraft (Photo: Lufthansa).
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Since 1976, Lufthansa has flown exactly 600 aircraft from the European manufacturer Airbus. On this occasion, a special paint job was dedicated to an Airbus A321neo, because it is machine number 600.

On February 9, 1976, Lufthansa, which was still state-owned at the time, took delivery of the first Airbus aircraft. It was an A300B2. This resulted in a collaboration that has lasted for almost 50 years. During this long period, the Kranich Group was the launch customer for machines that Airbus had newly launched on the market four times. Mal is currently the third largest customer of the A350 series.

“Lufthansa and Airbus share a very special partnership. We have been working closely and trustingly together on many new developments and research projects since Airbus was founded. In addition, Lufthansa has already been a launch customer four times, most recently with the successful A320neo model. Lufthansa has ordered all Airbus aircraft families in five decades. More than 90 percent of the 600 aircraft delivered are still in service with the airlines in the Lufthansa Group. For Lufthansa's 100th birthday in 2026, we wish for the 700th Airbus aircraft in our fleet," explains Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr.

In 1975, Lufthansa signed the first purchase contract for three A300B2s and seven months later, on February 9, 1976, received the first aircraft from the new European aircraft manufacturer. In the years that followed, first deliveries followed, such as the A310 in 1983 and the A300-600 in 1987. In October 1989, the first Airbus A320 was delivered to Lufthansa. More than 370 aircraft from the A320 family are currently flying for the airlines in the Lufthansa Group. In 1993 the Airbus A340 was added and just one year later the Lufthansa Airbus fleet already numbered 100 aircraft. In 2004 the A330 and in 2010 the world's largest passenger aircraft - the A380 - became part of Lufthansa's long-haul fleet.

To date, Lufthansa has been a launching customer four times – with first deliveries of the A310, A340, A220 and, in 2016, the A320neo. Not only is the A320 family an essential part of the Lufthansa fleet, but the A2016-350, introduced in 900, has also been a fixture in Lufthansa's long-haul fleet ever since. The Lufthansa Group is the third largest A350 customer worldwide.

With 321 seats, the Airbus A215neo with the registration D-AIEQ is one of the ultra-modern and fuel-efficient short- and medium-haul aircraft that have been in service for Lufthansa since 2019. The aircraft bears the baptismal name of the city "Münster". It is Airbus number 600, which was handed over to the Kranich group.

“Lufthansa and Airbus have been partners since the first A300, delivered in February 1976. Since then, the airline has taken delivery of an average Airbus aircraft every month – that adds up to 600 in almost 50 years! No other airline group has received more deliveries to date. On behalf of all Airbus employees, my special thanks go to the teams at Lufthansa for their loyalty. We look forward to the next 50 years of our partnership, united in the goal of sustainable aviation," said Guillaume Faury, CEO Airbus.

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