Lufthansa is about to turn 100, which is impressive considering some airlines can barely make it through a fiscal quarter. To celebrate hitting triple digits in 2026, the airline is rolling out a special “anniversary fleet” — because nothing says longevity like slapping a giant birthday sticker on a few billion dollars’ worth of airplanes.
The plan: repaint the big sub-fleets in a retro-modern mashup livery. Think classic 1926 vibes but make it 2026 corporate branding committee. The blue fuselage gets a white crane whose wings blend into the actual wings (get it? wings on wings), plus a big “100” on one side and a “1926 / 2026” flex on the other. There’s even a “100” on the belly so plane spotters feel special.
Leading this centennial parade is Lufthansa’s shiny new Boeing 787-9 “Berlin,” registration D-ABPU, arriving in Frankfurt this December. It’ll be followed by an A380, an A350-1000, an A350-900, an A320, and a 747-8 — basically a full-size sampler platter of what Lufthansa’s got.
The repainting will happen gradually and be ready by fall 2026.
