Lufthansa and Airbus celebrated a significant milestone in their longstanding partnership as Lufthansa received its 600th Airbus aircraft. The aircraft in question is an Airbus A321neo, which was handed over to Lufthansa during a formal ceremony held at Airbus’s Hamburg-Finkenwerder site. The partnership between Lufthansa and Airbus dates back to February 9, 1976, when Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus aircraft, an A300B2. Since then, Lufthansa has been a loyal customer, with more than ten different Airbus aircraft types being supplied to various air operators within the Lufthansa Group.
The 600th Airbus aircraft delivered to Lufthansa, registered as D-AIEQ, is an A321neo. With seating for 215 passengers, the A321neo is a state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient twinjet used for short- and medium-haul flights. It has been in Lufthansa service since 2019 and has been named ‘Münster’ after the German city.