An anniversary fleet for Lufthansa
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https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/an-anniversary-fleet-for-lufthansa/
UnderstandingFull639@reddit
Where is my beloved 340-600?
88888human@reddit
will probably be retired by fall 2026
rds060184@reddit
Sad beloved sounds
skyliners_a340@reddit
very very sad :(
Antique_Ear447@reddit
Man I'm so glad I got to fly one of these things back from Newark last year. Loved it.
DutchBlob@reddit
Too busy flying around the world
Express_Cookie9735@reddit (OP)
From the press release:
The anniversary fleet will be led by the brand-new Boeing 787-9 “Berlin” with the registration D-ABPU, which is expected in Frankfurt in December. An Airbus A380, an Airbus A350-1000, an Airbus A350-900, an Airbus A320, and a Boeing 747-8 will also be painted.
TrollingMcDerps@reddit
The A380, D-AIMK has been noted to have been flown to Abu Dhabi over to Etihad Engineering's hangar.
Considering that Etihad Engineering has a paint hangar in Abu Dhabi, it could possibly be getting repainted.
Lufthansa have said all the jets will be in that livery by fall-2026
MisterJSP@reddit
I know for a fact that that is not going to be the case. If I remember correctly it's another registration with a separate paint.
viroseo7@reddit
Makes sense to send them to Abu Dhabi for the special livery. Etihad Engineering does solid work on paint jobs.
MIRV888@reddit
It's a flock of Orcas!
And they're flying!
Swim for your lives!
Seriously though congrats and nice fleet.
Sacto1654@reddit
That’s what I thought at first glance, too. The coloration does remind me of the colors of an Orca.
Vau8@reddit
It's a flock of cranes! ftfy ;)
MIRV888@reddit
A pod of cranes sir.
;-)
bryce_w@reddit
That livery looks so good - they should use it for all their planes (just take off the year text) but bring back the yellow on the tail
tara_abernathy@reddit
That livery looks so good - they should use it for all their planes (just take off the year text) but bring back the yellow on the tail
kraven420@reddit
380 and 748 look dope. But there’s not even a delivery date for the 35K yet, they should’ve repainted a 340 instead
SevenandForty@reddit
I didn't realize the livery incorporated the wings as the wings of the crane logo too in the original pics of the 787-9 they already have, but TBH I think it looks really good from this angle, especially on both of those (380 and 748). Definitely feels more inspired than a lot of the other 100 year livery aircraft out there, like Delta's
fieldrabbitx@reddit
to then retire the 340 a year later? :S
kraven420@reddit
D-AIGP is currently for checks in MNL. So in case they need to repaint it, why not the special livery?
Many of Condor's 757-300s also got the new striped livery even they got retired some weeks ago.
Express_Cookie9735@reddit (OP)
Deliveries should start in 2026, I think
DadCelo@reddit
The A350s look sexy af! Love the 748 too.
Big-Bet-5879@reddit
Crazy I actually painted the 87 variant.
meabbott@reddit
6 planes seems like a small start but hope they can at least double their fleet.
Jackj675@reddit
Am I the only one who thinks this looks horrible? Lol it looks like mizuno and breeze airways had a baby
TrafficOnTheTwos@reddit
Stunning
FriedChickenWatch@reddit
Please no.
Just bring back the old livery kthxbye
_bluequartz@reddit
How long will they keep this livery for, a year till 2027? Even longer?
Only_HOTAS@reddit
Might be kept as a reminder to their giant milestone?
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xtremesaturn@reddit
This should be the standard paintjob
Cautious_Use_7442@reddit
The dark colours will probably fade really quickly. But agree with ya. Hope the LH group doesn't touch the ITA one
kc_dal@reddit
Reminds me of the final Mexicana livery.
Not a fan of the dark blue initially, but the updated hue works well
svp318@reddit
Reminds me a bit of one of TAME's liveries. (TAME was the flag carrier airline of Ecuador. It is now defunct)
TheCykuaBlyater@reddit
Damn, that's a nice livery
Aggressive_Hall755@reddit
Fuck I actually like it. Please, how can I not like it.
Antique_Ear447@reddit
These look really great.
HF_Martini6@reddit
Damn, I really, really want to fly on that 74
Skytag_Can@reddit
And of course it looks the best on 747!!
Dmacthegoat@reddit
Love that they are expanding the 100 Years Special Livery!
Only_HOTAS@reddit
Hell yeah! Can't wait to fly that A350-900 livery in the sim!
memeboiandy@reddit
this is the kind of creativity with aircraft liveries we need in the world again
masteroffdesaster@reddit
I mean, that's nice, but there's still some yellow missing
ltsmash1200@reddit
Yeah, I like it, but it could use a pop of yellow somewhere.
Waste-Internal-1443@reddit
Pls. add a 747 with the yellow livery as leader. Let'see when all these will be on display....
Carolina__034j@reddit
That means that we'll have a lot variety in 747 liveries:
The current livery, the previous one, the retro, and now this one.
FZ_Milkshake@reddit
I am not a massive fan of the livery (was hoping for something more historic), but I don't mind it either and I really like that they are painting multiple aircraft.
rattertoowi@reddit
Honestly very mid livery
Comfortable-Mess4365@reddit
Looks really good
oh_snap1013@reddit
Okay they cooked with this