A Lufthansa pilot’s wave goodbye while piloting an A380 has caused concern and debate on social media about the safety of such a manoeuvre.
Traditionally when a pilot retires -as was this case – or an aircraft is retired the accepted signal is to waggle the wings. However, this was a passenger flight and the “waggle” was quite significant which may have caused concern for passengers.
It is not clear if the Lufthansa passengers were informed.