Enter To Win A Lufthansa 747-8i D-ABYT ‘Retro’ Calendar

by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 1, 2015 | D-ABYT, Featured, Lufthansa | 39 comments

Back in February of this year, I had the opportunity to be at Paine Field in Washington to witness the first flight of Lufthansa’s D-ABYT (click here for gallery). This 747-8i is particularly special because it sports a ‘Retro’ livery similar to the livery that Lufthansa’s 747s carried in the 70s and 80s.

D-ABYT is the penultimate 747 that will join the Lufthansa fleet and for Airliner Enthusiasts its marks the beginning of the end of the 747 at large. Orders and deliveries are winding down as carriers prepare for Boeing 777x in the coming years.

To mark this special moment in Lufthansa’s fleet history, I decided to take my best photos of ‘YT’, who will be nicknamed ‘Cologne’, and put together a calendar highlighting her first flight. A big thanks goes to KKFlyer who took care of the layout and publishing of the calendar.

We ran a small batch of these calendars that will share with some of my friends within Lufthansa but I did pull one aside to give away.

So, if you would like a chance to win this calendar, simply leave a comment to this post which will act as your entry (only one entry per person please). I’ll keep the entry period open until midnight (EDT) on Sunday, April 3. Open to anyone, anywhere!

My next project will be a calendar dedicated to the entire Lufthansa 747-8i fleet, so look for that one in the coming weeks. If interest is strong, we may order enough so that we can sell a few as well.

Here is a peek at the calendar. We set it up so it starts with April 2015 and goes through March 2016.

The photos below do not do it justice since it was they were taken with a smart phone!

Thanks and good luck!

39 Comments

Ryan Farrell on April 1, 2015 at 4:46 pm

Love it 🙂
Joe Worthington on April 1, 2015 at 4:46 pm

Great pictures of a great aircraft with such a lasting legacy around the world!
jens on April 1, 2015 at 4:46 pm

Great idea
Gernot Ross on April 1, 2015 at 4:51 pm

yes
Tim Edmon on April 1, 2015 at 4:52 pm

Looks like a great calendar!
Gernot Ross on April 1, 2015 at 4:52 pm

yes !!
zolagola on April 1, 2015 at 4:52 pm

Great idea, Dennis!
Ben ND on April 1, 2015 at 5:08 pm

Das ist wunderbar!
Bill n DC on April 1, 2015 at 5:14 pm

I love the LH 747-8i
Biggles209 on April 1, 2015 at 5:18 pm

Love that plane!
luvFclass on April 1, 2015 at 5:22 pm

Luv the queen B of the skies, and is always my preferred longhaul plane of choice.
Gerhard Landrowski on April 1, 2015 at 5:27 pm

no comment
OG on April 1, 2015 at 5:36 pm

Would love it!
Brian on April 1, 2015 at 5:52 pm

That looks awesome!
Tim Gorman on April 1, 2015 at 6:14 pm

Excellent Calendar of a Beautiful Aircraft !!!
Rob on April 1, 2015 at 6:28 pm

Great idea!
Nick S. on April 1, 2015 at 7:09 pm

One of my favorite planes by far.
David Mitchell on April 1, 2015 at 7:18 pm

Should have been D-ABBB…….”A Beautiful Big Boeing” !!
Joachim Meister on April 1, 2015 at 8:17 pm

Beautiful aircraft and what a subject for a calendar.
Brandon on April 1, 2015 at 8:47 pm

Great Idea!
Mike on April 1, 2015 at 8:50 pm

Very nice! Good luck to all!
george on April 1, 2015 at 9:18 pm

This livery looks stunning in the 748!
George Berry on April 1, 2015 at 9:23 pm

Nice shots!
David Hennigan on April 1, 2015 at 9:52 pm

A calendar is a nice way to mark this aircrafts special livery.
damp on April 1, 2015 at 10:09 pm

Wanna fly with a 747…one day 🙂
bill on April 2, 2015 at 12:14 am

Crossing fingers…
RyeGuyLA on April 2, 2015 at 12:27 am

SO COOL!
BothofUs2 on April 2, 2015 at 1:03 am

Thanks for the chance!
Jose on April 2, 2015 at 2:49 am

Good!
Pat on April 2, 2015 at 4:40 pm

Pick me! 😀
Brennan Sparta on April 2, 2015 at 8:59 pm

I would love a ride in the bubble
Frank Rolinson on April 4, 2015 at 7:31 am

Too bad deadline for calendar says April 3, Sunday when it is this Sunday April the 5th. But very interesting the spotters.
flyhighinthesky on April 4, 2015 at 6:13 pm

Great!
Mario Felarca on April 5, 2015 at 1:32 am

Great pictures and a great idea!
Lufthansa Flyer on April 5, 2015 at 1:42 am

Good catch, the contest ends Sunday, regardless what the date is! 🙂
Thomas Flynn on April 5, 2015 at 2:52 am

A great aircraft with an equally great livery!
9VSKA on April 5, 2015 at 4:54 am

Some of the comments are hilarious!

All the best of luck to everyone in winning a calendar, love the shots I’ve seen on the web so far of it! 🙂
Marcus on April 8, 2015 at 8:11 pm

Welcome back Lufthansa to the great 70s and 80s. This is not Retro – this is real live.
Sergio Escobar on April 13, 2015 at 1:24 am

747 Retro: the nostalgic look of the past now with the modern technology of today, an excellent combination of LH product!