Lufthansa to station ten A350's in Munich
Lufthansa has confirmed that its first ten Airbus A350-900s will be based in Munich from January 2017.
The A350-900 is the world's most modern long-haul passenger aircraft and will gradually replace the A340-600 aircraft in Lufthansa’s fleet. Delhi and Boston are expected to be the first destinations of the A350. The aircraft will offer 293 seats over three classes: 48 in Business Class, 21 in Premium Economy and 224 in Economy Class. "We are delighted that we are able to offer the most modern aircraft type to our long-haul passengers flying out from Munich. The A350 also constitutes an active step towards noise protection", says Thomas Winkelmann, CEO of the Lufthansa Hub Munich. Lufhansa has ordered a total of 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, but the deployment of the remaining 15 aircraft has yet to be decided. Next summer, the fleet in Munich will consist of 26 long-haul aircraft - 19 A340-600 aircraft and 7 A330-300 aircraft. Lufhansa recently took delivery of the world’s first A320neo and BusinessClass was lucky enough to be invited on the aircraft’s ceremonial flight.
Mr Carsten Spohr, CEO Lufthansa Group, with Jason Eckhoff, CEO of BusinessClass