by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 21, 2016 | A350, Featured, Lufthansa, Munich |
In a short while now, Lufthansa’s first A350 will take off from the runway at Airbus’ complex in Toulouse and head for Munich where she is due to arrive at approximately about 2 hours later. This delivery flight will mark the long awaited beginning of the A350 fleet that will initially be based in Munich.
The ‘keys’ to the plane were officially handed over to Lufthansa on Monday after completing the paperwork that transferred ownership of the airplane from Airbus to Lufthansa.
Lufthansa is currently live streaming the event, and you can watch it here while it is taking place (If there is no feed, that means that they have stopped broadcasting). You can also check their Facebook Portal for additional video as they make it available.
German Avgeeks In For a Treat!
For those of you living near major airports around Germany, you’ll have a chance to see the airplane in person as she will do a wide series of take offs and landings at airports around the country. This is done in order to give cockpit crew ample time to gain certification for flying the aircraft. You can find that the initial training flight schedule here.
D-AIXA going through test flights in Toulouse. Photo courtesy of Airbus.
After delivery, LH Technik will take time to install the aircraft’s cabin interior in Munich ahead of it’s debut on the route between Munich and Delhi on February 10.
Before entering ‘revenue service’, LH will show off ‘D-AIXA’ at an invitation only ‘Roll In’ event in Munich that I will be attending on February 2. From there, Lufthansa will have the A350 fly a special pair of flights from Munich to Hamburg and back on February 9 right before it departs for Delhi on the 10th.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 21, 2016 | A350, Featured, Lufthansa |
Avgeeks rejoice!
Only a few hours before Lufthansa’s first A350 heads for home to Munich, Lufthansa has announced the initial schedule of training flights that are set to take place around Germany during the next week. The flights will be used to certify cockpit crew ahead of the aircraft entering service on February 10. The flights will also take place prior to LH Technik getting their hands on the plane in order to install the interior, including cabins, galleys, etc.
The first draft of the schedule is as follows below. More flights will be added over the coming days, but for now here is where you can go to catch a glimpse of the new bird:
December 22, 2016:
11:00a Departure from Munich with a landing in Stuttgart at 11:30a.
11:30a departure from Stuttgart with a landing in Ingolstadt at 12:00p. The A350 will execute a series of take offs and landings until 2:00p.
2:30p Arrival back in Munich.
December 23, 2016:
11:00 a departure from Munich with a landing in Nurnberg at 11:30a. Touch and go landing at Nurnberg.
11:30 departure from Nurnberg with a landing at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden at 12:00. The A350 will execute a series of take offs and landings until 3:00p.
3:00p departure from Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden with a touch and go at Nurnberg at 3:30p
3:30 departure from Nurnberg, arriving in Munich at 4:00p
Keep in mind this is a very fluid schedule and can change with little or no notice. I’ll post updates as they become available.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 12, 2016 | A350, Featured, Hamburg, Lufthansa, Munich |
A few days ago I posted about Lufthansa’s special event to celebrate their first A350 that would take passengers on a round-trip between Munich and Hamburg.
For whatever reason, LH stopped accepting bookings for a few days, but now has communicated that tickets will be available beginning December 13. I’m not sure if that means midnights Central Europe Time, or not, but at some point tomorrow you can book a round trip ticket scheduled for February 9 for only €179.
The special A350 flight will operate as LH350 on the outbound and LH359 for the return flight. The flight from Munich will depart at 10:30a and return to leave Hamburg at approximately 5:00p for the return flight to Munich.
If your one of the lucky early bookers, you have a chance of sitting in Business Class. Tickets are the same price regardless of class, so the earlier to try to book the better odds you have of sitting in Business. FYI, the A350 fleet will not have a First Class cabin, so don’t look for those seats when booking.
The flight can be booked through Lufthansa’s dedicated A350 webpage.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 6, 2016 | A350, Featured, Hamburg, Lufthansa, Technik |
Put this in your calendar!
Lufthansa is planning a special 1-off flight for their new A350 that will take lucky passengers from Munich to Hamburg and back. The day will be full of special events surrounding the addition of the A350 to the fleet.
The flight is tentatively scheduled for February 9 (however Lufthansa has not yet confirmed the exact details). From what I understand the flight will depart Munich at 10:35am and return from Hamburg at 5:00p and will cost only €179 roundtrip.
The flight was available for booking earlier today, but I think a glitch has caused the flight info to be removed from Lufthansa’s timetable. Keep checking as it should be returned fairly soon. Once the flight is full, the booking will close.
The flight numbers are predictable! The outbound flight will be LH350 and the return flight will be LH359, a quiet tribute to the aircraft model.
Passengers on this flight will have a few nice things to experience in Munich ahead of the flight, and once in Hamburg they will enjoy additional Lufthansa hospitality at their Technik facility.
Again, this is tentative and plans like this can change with little notice so take this post as an ‘FYI’ and pay attention to various outlets like ‘VFT’ or FlyerTalk’s Lufthansa Forum.
H/T: FlyerTalk’s Oliver2002
by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 29, 2016 | A350, Featured, Lufthansa, Passenger Experience |
Lufthansa has announced that their first A350 successfully completed her maiden flight in Toulouse today.
The maiden flight allowed for flight engineers to test the various systems of the aircraft during the flight to ensure that everything is functioning as designed. If all goes well with a few more flights, Lufthansa will get the ‘keys’ to the plane on December 19. Once in Lufthansa’s hands, the plane will be flown to Munich where it will have the interior installed along with some other Lufthansa-specific customizations.
Plans call for the bird to enter service on Lufthansa’s Munich – Delhi route on February 10, 2017.
Lufthansa’s first A350 completes her maiden flight……
