Lufthansa Group has welcomed the first 787-9 aircraft into its fleet. Named “Berlin”, the aircraft will operate long-haul services to New York (Newark) from December 1, 2022 The first Boeing 787-9 in the Lufthansa fleet, with the registration D-ABPA, was christened at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) by Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey. Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa, said, “The first Dreamliner in our long-haul fleet is called ‘Berlin’, because the company has a long and special relationship with the capital. Lufthansa has been a strong partner of the German capital since it was founded