Dirk Grothe | Aviation Photography

The @lufthansa Group's new conference and visitor center at Frankfurt Airport is now home to the Lockheed L-1649A Super Star "D-ALAN." Hangar One will open to the public in summer 2026. The exhibition will be open several days a week. It is also planned, that the visitors can access the 1950s styled cabin and have a look to the flightdeck. As regrettable as it is that the Super Star was not made airworthy, it is nevertheless gratifying to be able to admire this historic aviation gem in all its beauty in the future.

Sad news today, after the colorful WOW and Play, now Spirit has ceased operations today. After 34 years, it's now the end of the yellow birds... It was always nice to see them here at Airbus Hamburg!

The first A321 #XLR for @united Airlines N64321 had its first flight today at Airbus Hamburg. United has an order of 50 XLR which will replace the aging Boeing 757-200 fleet.

Special livery on this @vueling A320 EC-MJB promoting the @LeTour de France 2026 from Barcelona to Paris 04.07. - 26.07.2026, seen here at @HamburgAirport on a flight from Barcelona

The next two @ThaiAirways A321neo HS-TOD "Song Dao" and HS-TOE "Lam Plai Mat" did their rto-tests yesterday at Airbus Hamburg prior to the first flight...

The next two @Qantas A321 #XLR yesterday at @Airbus Hamburg prior to delivery. VH-OGE did its customer acceptance flight and VH-OGF did its first flight. Hamburg greeted them with sunny "Australian weather"...

@MietoD @grok google “A380 Rayong” and you see the exact location

@digro65 hey @grok where is in Thailand?

It was just a question of time, until the first #A380 would appear beside a road in Thailand as a restaurant/café or night-market attraction. HS-TUE (msn 125) was delivered in October 2013 to Thai Airways and was less than 7 years in service before grounded during Covid in April 2020. After years in storage at U-Tapao (UTP) it was dismantled in November 2025 and re-assembled in Rayong. Definitely worth a visit!

The first Airbus A321neo for @RoyalJordanian JY-RAM had its first flight today at Airbus Hamburg prior to delivery, what a beautiful livery!

The @Eintracht Frankfurt soccer club Airbus A320 D-ASGE of @Condor today on its twice visits to @HamburgAirport , the former D-AICR was re-registrated to D-ASGE in October 2025 and SGE stands for "Sportgemeinde Eintracht"

The airline @SunExpress is well known for its unique and beautiful logo jets and since December 2025 there is the @VfB Stuttgart soccer club Boeing 737 MAX 8 TC-SOI as "VfBExpress - STUTTGART KOMMT", seen here on final 15 to @HamburgAirport last Friday.

First flight today for msn 12696 the first @AirCanada A321 XLR C-GXLR at Hamburg - what a beauty!

The 1st A321 XLR for @AirCanada C-GXLR did its double rto-test today at @Airbus Hamburg. Air Canada has a total order of 30 XLR and announced Montréal to Palma de Mallorca as its first brand new route to be operated by its Airbus A321 extra-long range (XLR) aircraft starting in June 2026. The A321XLR is the first narrow-body in Air Canada’s fleet that will feature lie-flat seats in the Business Class cabin, bringing a wide-body experience on a narrow-body jet. It will accommodate 182 passengers in a configuration of 14 Signature Class seats and 168 Economy Class seats.

first visit of the @lufthansa special 100th anniversary livery A320neo D-AING at @HamburgAirport this morning - what a beauty!

The @embraer ERJ-190 D-AMWO of German Airways is wearing two different designs to promote the @DTM (German Touring Car Motorracing) 2026, seen here at @HamburgAirport in January operating flights to/from Amsterdam for @KLM Royal Dutch Airlines..

New airline in Germany is AIR UNIQON with two Dash 8 Q400 operated by @AvantiAir , D-AASH seen here today arriving at @HamburgAirport from Friedrichshafen Airport. Air Uniqon started operations on January 12th connecting Friedrichshafen with Düsseldorf, Berlin and Hamburg.