Following a completion period that lasted more than two years,
Lufthansa Technik’s Completion Center in Hamburg has returned the
first of three Boeing 747-8s currently being converted by the company
back to an undisclosed customer. This project was one of the most
complex undertaken by Lufthansa Technik in its long history of
completions owing to a cabin size of some 440 square meters and the
wide ranging requirements on the part of the customer in terms of
equipment and quality. The company is the only center in the world to
convert three Boeing 747-8 in parallel into VVIP aircraft.

“The completion of this 747-8 allowed us to demonstrate all of our
skills and competencies,” commented Walter Heerdt, who heads the VIP
& Executive Jet Solutions division. “It is the most extraordinary
aircraft that we have completed to date, featuring an unprecedented
high level of elegance. It is only thanks to the many years’
experience, professionalism and passion of our employees that we are
able to deliver such unique products to our customers.”

The entire cabin is individually designed and equipped with the
highest quality furniture, fabrics and more than 300 different
finishing materials. Every part installed in the aircraft is
custom-made and manufactured by hand. The cabin includes a large
conference room, a large lounge, bedroom and several bathrooms with
showers. The integrated and highly complex cabin management and
on-board entertainment system offers the latest standard in
entertainment facilities, including broadband Internet, GSM, WLAN,
Live TV and satellite communication for example.

Lufthansa Technik’s product division VIP & Executive Jet Solutions
has approximately 1,600 employees at various locations in Europe and
the U.S. The company’s headquarters and its largest site are located
in Hamburg, where approximately 600 employees work in the Completion
Center and another 550 in VIP Maintenance. Lufthansa Technik cares
for Lufthansa Passage Airlines’ entire 747 fleet and therefore has
in-depth experience in the maintenance and repair of these aircraft
types. These services are also specially adapted by the company for
VIP customers. Overall, Lufthansa Technik has already performed more
than 80 completions of medium and long-haul aircraft.