Lufthansa Technik Restores Vintage Lockheed Starliner
Lufthansa Technik engineers are completing a fully restored vintage Lockheed L-1649A Starliner for display in Frankfurt.
The project, planned for 18 years, will see the restored airliner at a new Lufthansa Visitor’s Center in Frankfurt by early 2026.
The Lockheed ‘Super Star’ joined the Lufthansa fleet in 1957 to serve points between Germany and the United States.
The restoration is part of Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung's (DLBS) historic flight foundation, which includes a former Lufthansa Junkers Ju-52 registered as D-AQUI.
- Project planned for 18 years
- Restored airliner to be displayed at Lufthansa Visitor’s Center in Frankfurt
- Lockheed L-1649A Starliner joined Lufthansa fleet in 1957
Author's summary: Lufthansa Technik restores vintage Lockheed Starliner for display.
More News
- Suryakumar Yadav leads as notable names return to India's side for their T20I series
- Suryakumar Yadav Becomes Mumbai's Highest T20 Run-Scorer
- Suryakumar Yadav becomes Mumbai's top T20 scorer
- No. 1 Kentucky breezes by Wofford in round 1 of the NCAA Tournament
- Republicans lose ground in Tennessee special election
- Column: Toy drive for Mutual Ground stirs memories of Aurora City Council member’s own traumatic childhood
- ‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building
- Suryakumar Yadav Breaks Past Rohit Sharma to Set New Mumbai T20 Batting Record
- IPL Auction 2025
- Sunny Days Ahead as Tampa Enjoys Mild Temperatures