Lufthansa takes delivery of first A380

Published 11:59 am Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Germany’s Lufthansa took delivery today of its first Airbus A380 superjumbo jet – the first of 15 the airline has on order.

“Passengers can look forward to a very special flight experience on board the A380,” said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Lufthansa’s CEO. “In cooperation with Airbus, we have developed many technical solutions regarding the cabin design and furnishings which are being given a world premiere in this aircraft.”

The airline and Airbus worked together through the A380’s certification. Airbus’ A380 went through airport capability tests at Lufthansa’s home base in Frankfurt, where cabin crews successfully evacuated 873 people in just 78 seconds.

Lufthansa is the fifth airline to receive an A380. The superjumbo delivered today was the 28th A380 handed over to a customer.