Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) has taken delivery of its first factory-new A350-1000, marking the 700th Airbus aircraft delivered to Lufthansa Group, the parties announced in separate statements.

The aircraft, registered as D-AIFA (msn 799) and named "Deutschland", was handed over at Toulouse Blagnac on November 10, 2026. It is the seventh aircraft in the fleet to feature a commemorative livery marking Lufthansa's 100th anniversary.

D-AIFA transferred to Munich on November 11, where it will be prepared for its inaugural flight to Tokyo Haneda on December 3. Its other long-haul destinations will include Shanghai Pudong and Singapore Changi.

Measuring 73.8 metres, the A350-1000 is seven metres longer than the A350-900. It features the newest Lufthansa "Allegris" cabin with 300 seats in four classes: three to four in first class, 49 in business class, 35 in premium economy, and 212 in economy.

Lufthansa Group has ordered fifteen A350-1000s, which are scheduled for delivery by 2030. The first ten will operate for the Lufthansa core brand and will all be based at its Munich hub. The company said the new -1000 is part of the biggest fleet modernisation programme in its history and will be a key lever towards greater sustainability.

Lufthansa Group operates Airbus aircraft across the A220, A320, A330, A340, A350, and A380 families.

In total, Lufthansa's operates 261 in-house aircraft, comprising twenty-one A319-100s, forty-four A320-200s, twenty-six A320-200Ns, thirteen A321-100s, thirty-seven A321-200s, one A321-200(P2F), twenty A321-200NX, three A330-300s, eleven A340-300s, thirty-one A350-900s, eight A380-800s, eight B747-400s, seventeen B747-8s, and twenty-one B787-9s.

It has 118 aircraft on order. Apart from the A350-1000s, this includes eight A320-200Ns, fourteen A321-200NX, fourteen A350-900s, twenty B737-10s, twenty-one B777-9s, and twenty-six B787-9s, according to ch-aviation data.