Germany’s air force has received its third Airbus A350-900 for governmental transport missions following completion of the aircraft’s interior by Lufthansa Technik.

Named after “Theodor Heuss” – West Germany’s first president – and bearing the military registration 10+02, the A350 was handed over on 16 March. 

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Source: Lufthansa Technik

Based at Cologne-Wahn airport, the widebody twin joins an existing example – “Konrad Adenauer”, registration 10+01 – in service. 

The third member of the fleet, “Kurt Schumacher”/10+03, meanwhile, is currently being retrofitted with the full governmental cabin in place of the interim interior it had at delivery in 2020. Germany expects the jet to return in 2024.

Aircraft 10+02 had been transferred from Airbus to Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg in October 2021.

All A350s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.

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