Inevitably dubbed by the press as “Merkel One,” the aircraft is due to take over long-haul governmental transport duties from the A340.
10+03 (MSN 416) made its first flight at Toulouse on February 21. It was delivered to Lufthansa Technik for initial completion work in May. It will return to the company to have a definitive cabin fitted next year, and in the meantime undertake crew training and test flights. (Photo: Lufthansa Technik)
