On March 31, 2021, the second of a total of three Airbus A350-900s from the Federal Ministry of Defense arrived at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg for cabin equipment.
The 10+03 “Kurt Schumacher” was the first to be equipped with a transition cabin last year to ensure early entry into service. Now the 10+01 “Konrad Adenauer” is being equipped with the first complete government cabin for an aircraft of this type. The completion work will therefore take significantly longer this time. Delivery to the Air Force is planned for autumn 2022.
In parallel to the revised external appearance, which has been updated, among other things, with titles in the “Bundes Sans” font and wing tips in large black-red-gold, the 10+01 will also differ significantly from the 10+03 in the interior. In contrast to its open cabin design, the various functional areas for political and parliamentary flight operations will now be structurally separated from each other, as was the case with the two predecessors based on the Airbus A340. The rest of the cabin is available to the flying delegations as usual. It will have seating with generous seat spacing, an appropriate number of washrooms and modern galley equipment.
In October 2021, the third Airbus A350 with registration 10+02 will also arrive in Hamburg and will also receive the full government cabin. When both 10+01 and 10+02 are delivered back to the Bundeswehr, the 10+03, which is already in use, will also return to Lufthansa Technik to be converted from the transitional to the full government cabin.
Gerhard Heiming
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