Lufthansa Technik has handed over another new Airbus A350 government aircraft to the German Armed Forces. Prior to this, the modern long-haul jet was ceremonially christened “Theodor Heuss”, after the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany. The aircraft was ferried from Lufthansa Technik’s Hamburg base to Cologne-Wahn airport on March 17, to be officially put into political-parliamentary flight service by the German Air Force.
“Theodor Heuss” bears the tactical registration 10+02 and is the third aircraft of this type to be handed over by Lufthansa Technik to the German Armed Forces, following “Kurt Schumacher” (10+03) and “Konrad Adenauer” (10+01). It is also the second A350 to have a full government cabin installed. Thus, 10+03, which for reasons of early availability had only received an interim cabin in 2020, has returned to Lufthansa Technik’s Hamburg headquarters earlier this year. There it is now having the full government cabin installed in order to complete the German Airforce’s A350 fleet in 2024.
10+02 had been transferred factory-fresh to Lufthansa Technik in October 2021, where the company’s Special Aircraft Services segment has since installed the highly customised government interior, meeting the highest standards of functionality, connectivity, comfort and privacy for travelling dignitaries. The interior is rounded off by an adjoining cabin area for any accompanying delegations. To also make passenger’s stay on board as pleasant as possible, Lufthansa Technik has not only installed comfortable seating with sufficient seat pitch, but also an appropriate number of private washrooms and a modern galley.
“Only last November we ceremoniously handed over ‘Konrad Adenauer’ to the German Armed Forces and now ‘Theodor Heuss’ already marks the second A350 with a full government cabin to go to our valued customer,” said Michael von Puttkamer, Vice President Special Aircraft Services at Lufthansa Technik.
