Profiles
Lufthansa Technik
More mobility for the world
Air travel is an indispensable feature of today’s global-
ized business culture. There is hardly any place in the
world that cannot be reached within 24 hours. Besides
their unique performance, modern aircraft offer a level
of safety and reliability unequalled by any other form of
transport. This can be partly attributed to the advanced
technology of modern aircraft and to a perfect standard
of technical service on the ground. With more than
30 subsidiaries and over 26,000 staff, the Lufthansa
Technik Group is the leading provider of aircraft-related
technical services in the world.
Its six product divisions cover the entire service spectrum for Credit - Lufthansa Technik / Sonja Brueggemann
modern commercial and VIP aircraft, from line and base main-
tenance services and overhauls to component support, engine The complete spectrum of MRO activities is carried out
and landing gear services, VIP & Executive Jet Solutions and in Lufthansa Technik’s network of facilities, from small over-
supplementary services. Lufthansa Technik’s expertise advan- night checks on regional aircraft to a complete overhaul of
tage stemmed not only from its support of Lufthansa´s flight large commercial jetliners. The company also features the
operation. The company serves customers all over the world: world’s biggest noise abatement hangar for engine tests on
airlines large and small, charter carriers, operators of VIP air- wide-body aircraft and state-of-the-art paint hangars. The
craft, airlines whose aircraft have to fly under extreme climatic Completion Centers install customized cabin equipment and
conditions, or whose aircraft are subject to the strain of short- furnishing solutions in large and jumbo-sized private and
haul traffic with frequent takeoffs and landings. government aircraft, while engine shops overhaul more than
More and more airlines are electing to engage the ser- 500 large engines per year from virtually every manufacturer.
vices of outside firms with specialist know-how to handle Today, the employees of the Lufthansa Technik Group are
part or all of their maintenance requirements for aircraft, working harder than ever to develop new engineering solu-
engines and components. To do so, they need a partner tions, such as cost-saving repair techniques. The company
who possesses the necessary all-round capability to provide has also devised innovative service packages that can help
comprehensive support for all their needs and offer genuine customers to cut costs and strengthen their position in the
added value by being able to provide a full range of services, competitive market.
including engineering and logistics, from a single source. The experience Lufthansa Technik gathers today, its
Lufthansa Technik is one of the few companies in the world close contact with customers and manufacturers, and care-
to be certified by the civil aviation authorities in multiple ful observation of the market all flow into the products of
capacities as an approved maintenance, design and produc- tomorrow. In future, airlines will be focusing more of their
tion organization. Ever since the dawn of the jet era half a efforts on satisfying their customers’ needs and conquering
century ago, which marked the beginning of modern avia- new markets. Meanwhile Lufthansa Technik is already there
tion, the company has been at the origin of numerous inno- to provide the necessary technical backbone.
vations that have helped to make aircraft safer, more reliable
and more economical to operate, and to make air travel as
convenient and environmentally compatible as today’s pas-
sengers expect it to be.
For best customer solutions, the company employs state-
of-the-art technology and numerous innovative repair proce-
dures developed in-house by the company’s own innovation
center. Lufthansa Technik also offers integrated high-tech
products, for example cabin equipment, entertainment and
communication systems, and is able to cover the complete
process chain of the MRO business. As well as technical
support for flying operations, it also offers financial services,
logistics support, consulting and training courses which can
be delivered all over the world.
Lufthansa Technik / Gregor Schlaeger
52 Aviation Maintenance |
avmain-mag.com | December 2009/January 2010
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