Maiden flight of the Airbus A319 took place in Hamburg Finkenwerder on the 29th of August 1995. The first short-fuselage version of the A320, officially launched in June 1993, entered service with Swissair on 30th of April 1996. Pictured here is Lufthansa Airbus A319 "Rüsselsheim" taking off from Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel.