Lufthansa Technik AG has now equipped the newest Lufthansa aircraft
with a Premium Economy cabin. The Boeing 747-8 “Yankee Quebec”
arrived – fresh from the factory in Seattle – on August 30 in
Frankfurt, where it received its new Premium Economy Class in
mid-September during a layover for the completion of the cabin
interior.

“The initial installation of the 32 seats was completed on schedule,
and the team of more than 30 specialists is now preparing intensively
for the modification of the entire fleet,” says Michael Herrmann, who
is serving as project manager for the integration of the Premium
Economy Class in all of Lufthansa’s long-haul aircraft. From October
10 to November 20, Lufthansa’s remaining fourteen Boeing 747-8s will
be modified one after another in Frankfurt, with each layover taking
just three days.

By late summer 2015, Lufthansa Technik AG will have equipped a total
of 101 Lufthansa long-haul aircraft with this new cabin class during
these short layovers of three days. The modifications of the Airbus
A380, A340-600, A340-300, and A330 aircraft types and the Boeing
747-8 and 747-400 will take place primarily at Lufthansa’s two hubs
in Frankfurt and Munich, but modifications will also be performed
during planned layovers in Hamburg, Manila and on Malta.

An initial modification, including EASA approval, is required for
each aircraft type before the complete fleet of that type can be
equipped with a Premium Economy Class cabin. The number of seats in
the Premium Economy Class varies by aircraft: while the A330, for
example, seats 21 passengers, the Airbus A380, with 52 seats, will
offer the largest Premium Economy Class.

More information on Lufthansa’s Premium Economy Class is available
at:
http://premium-economy.lufthansa.com/de-de