Lufthansa will pick one aircraft from each of its largest subfleets to bear the airline’s new 100th anniversary livery, officials announced Monday.
The blue, white, and gray design features Lufthansa’s easily recognizable crane spreading its wings into the wings of the aircraft. The numerals “100” will appear on the left side and underside of the fuselage, while “1926/2026” will be painted on the right side.
The livery will be applied to a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a 747-8, an Airbus A380, an A350-1000, an A350-900, and an A320.
The “anniversary fleet” is expected to be completed and flying by the fall of 2026.
Lufthansa gave a first look at the 100-year livery back in September, when a 787-9 nicknamed “Berlin” was having the paint job applied at a facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. At the time, the airline suggested that only that aircraft would operate with the commemorative design.
Lufthansa traces its founding back to the 1926 formation of predecessor airline Deutsche Luft Hansa. The modern Lufthansa was organized in 1953 and uses the same crane symbol, which was designed by architect and graphic designer Otto Firle in 1918.
