Lufthansa takes delivery of first Airbus A350 XWB

Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first of 25 Airbus A350-900s. The first 10 of the type will be deployed on long-haul routes from Munich to Delhi and Boston. Lufthansa Technik will install the cabin interior—which includes a new premium-economy class—as the aircraft readies to begin Munich-Delhi services Feb 10, 2017. The 293-seat aircraft is configured for 48 seats in business, 21 in premium-economy, and 224 in economy class. The A350 is equipped with Lufthansa’s latest cabin products, including new seats, inflight entertainment and inflight connectivity in all classes. Lufthansa Group chairman and CE Carsten Spohr said Lufthansa is taking delivery of an average of 50 new aircraft every year. Airbus has 810 firm orders for the A350 XWB from 43 customers worldwide. <br/>