A dedicated check-in at Frankfurt Airport welcomes passengers for the Lufthansa 737 farewell flight.
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Head of Lufthansa Boeing 737 fleet, Ulrich Pade, personally cleans his cockpit window.
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The captain gives a final touch on cleaning the cockpit window.
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A Lufthansa flight attendant, dressed in a uniform from 1979, welcomed ATW on board.
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Harry Hohmeister, executive board member and chief officer-hub management, told ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann that Lufthansa had been a major force in developing the Boeing 737 in the 1960s.
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Lufthansa 737 farewell flight crew.
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Safety demonstration.
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Harry Hohmeister, executive board member and chief officer-hub management, waves farewell to the 737.
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The Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 leaves a shadow on the tarmac at Frankfurt as it takes off on its final flight to Hamburg.
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Ulrich Pade, head of the Lufthansa Boeing 737 fleet, pilots the 48-minute sector to Hamburg. He will now become a Boeing 747 captain.
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Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg also celebrated the last 737 flight.
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Lufthansa operated 148 Boeing 737s over five decades, including the variants 737-100, 200, 200C, 300, 300 QC (quick change), 400 and 500. Lufthansa Technik (LHT) chairman and CEO Johannes Bussmann said LHT still has 567 737s under contract from 43 airlines for maintenance.
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The very last flight with passengers, LH9923, en route from Hamburg to Frankfurt. Over 48 years, Lufthansa transported around 250 million passengers on board the 737.
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After touch down in Frankfurt, the airport also paid tribute to the Lufthansa 737 fleet, which completed nearly 5.5 million landings.
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The last crew members leaving the aircraft.
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Finally, the captain closed the door of the Lufthansa Boeing 737 for the very last time.
Lufthansa phased out its last Boeing 737 with a final scheduled flight from Nurnberg to Frankfurt Oct. 29. The Boeing twin-engine narrowbody has been in service for nearly 50 years. ATW was invited to join a special Frankfurt-Hamburg farewell flight Oct. 31.
