With the third A being serviced in Manila right now, the fourth aircraft will follow directly behind and is set to complete the layover sequence at the beginning of December. Six-years checks — the first in the life of Kuwait Airways' comparably young A fleet — usually comprise comprehensive structural and mechanical inspections. Safety remains fundamental in all our operations and services and we are committed to constantly maintaining and improving the standards of safety at all levels," stated Captain Eisa Al-Haddad, Kuwait Airways Chief Operations Officer.
The comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul MRO works carried out at LTP in Manila further ensure the safety and airworthiness of Kuwait Airways' aircraft for all its operations and services.
For the first heavy checks of our As we were seeking a partner that not only has an outstanding reputation, but also the flexibility to overhaul our aircraft in an almost nose-to-tail sequence. Lufthansa Technik and its subsidiary in the Philippines are moreover reknown for their engineering expertise and highly-competitive turnaround times, that convinced us even more that we have put our valuable assets in the right hands. In doing so, we are proud to justify the customer's trust with outstanding reliability and service.
Over the last decades, Lufthansa Technik has already had various business relationships with Kuwait Airways, with services for both commercial and VIP aircraft. For LTP, however, the recent contract marks the first opportunity to welcome Kuwait Airways aircraft on its premises. In Lufthansa Technik's global network, LTP is the competence center for widebody base maintenance in East Asia, offering overhauls for almost any Airbus aircraft up to the A and also for selected Boeing types.
It was initially established as a private company named then as the Kuwait National Airways Company Ltd. Maen Razouqi as Chief Executive Officer. After a sneak preview at the Monaco Yacht Show in September, numerous further details will now be on display at the aerospace trade fair in the United Arab Emirates.
These include features that, thanks to the latest technology, can already be realized in an appealing and high-quality manner. The EXPLORER design concept is based on the current trend for superyachts that fulfill two wishes for their owners: To take them almost anywhere at any time and to serve them at their destination as an individual hotel and base camp for a wide variety of leisure activities and excursions.
Lufthansa Technik's specialists have chosen the Airbus A as the platform for realizing these customer wishes in private aviation. As a classic wide-body aircraft, it offers sufficient space for a large number of novel cabin ideas and also a sufficient range to fulfill the special wishes of the EXPLORER target group. Unlike a yacht, however, our EXPLORER aircraft allows passengers to travel to the other side of the globe within hours and set up their own individual base camp for further activities.
This opens up completely new possibilities for explorers. A particularly striking feature of the EXPLORER concept is the large-scale integrated projection system for virtual content, which extends from the window belt to almost the entire cabin ceiling in the multifunctional lounge area. Although similar features have often been seen in design studies, there has been no suitable technology to implement them in a way that is both aesthetically convincing and certifiable, until now.
In close cooperation with Diehl Aerospace — a joint venture between Diehl Aviation and Thales — the experts at Lufthansa Technik have now succeeded in building the decisive bridge to the large-scale realization of such virtual cabin elements. To this end, Lufthansa Technik's design team integrated Diehl's projection technology and tailored it specifically to the use in a VIP cabin. By cleverly positioning the small, lightweight and passively cooled projectors into the sidewall and ceiling elements, large-scale virtual impressions are created, the content of which customers can configure individually according to their wishes with the help of a corresponding software solution from Diehl.
The first short teaser shown in Monaco already featured a breathtaking and animated underwater world in this way. The ideas of Lufthansa Technik's design team for this cabin feature go far beyond that, however: from virtual day and night skies to architectural forms and even a flying discotheque, the most diverse or even constantly changing configurations are possible.
The design team has also thought of an aesthetically pleasing idle state with inactive projectors. Here we were able to fulfill a long-held wish, so we are very grateful for this outstanding cooperation. Another feature that allows EXPLORER passengers to make completely new discoveries is the floor in the forward fuselage area, which extends outward from the parked aircraft to form a spacious veranda.
The main deck cargo hatch on the Airbus A freighter, which is now also available as a retrofit solution for passenger versions, opens up the EXPLORER interior to its surroundings, into which passengers can then immerse themselves directly via a platform that can be extended by several meters. These ships have precisely these retractable elements to give their passengers even more direct contact with the environment.
At a height of around four meters above the apron, passengers of the EXPLORER aircraft are thus offered a unique view of the surroundings and at the airport that acts as a base camp for further discoveries and excursions, for example using the vehicles carried on board. To ensure that the VIPs' vehicle fleet can be attractively presented to guests and fellow passengers, the Lufthansa Technik team envisions a special Mobility Lounge in the aft section of the lower deck, which can already be viewed from the main deck through a glass floor.
This special area will be created in cooperation with BRABUS, one of the leading manufacturers of high-performance and luxury automobiles, and will be jointly presented at one of the upcoming trade shows. Via a convenient staircase, the Luxury Mobility Lounge will be easily accessible to passengers from the main deck, even during the flight.
It will also cater to the technical needs of the automotive treasures carried on board. Apart from the technical features, Lufthansa Technik's engineering and design teams have paid the greatest possible attention to multifunctional solutions and the widest possible range of use cases. Thus, in addition to classic room elements such as bedrooms and guest rooms, bathrooms, offices, dining and conference areas, there are also some new design ideas.
Another such highlight is the multifunctional room in the rear of the aircraft. It meets the needs of all those world explorers who do not want to do without their usual fitness and wellness facilities on long-haul flights.
For emergencies, this space can also be converted into a flying hospital room. The design configuration currently showcased is designed for up to twelve VIP passengers and places explicit emphasis on bringing the special explorer character to life for this particular VIP target group.
Alternatively, however, further modular variants with up to 47 passengers are also possible on the basis of this concept. These can include, for example, a much more individual owner's module with a master bedroom and bathroom as well as an office, but also larger areas for the crew or additional entourage. Because of its many possible uses, Lufthansa Technik will utilize the EXPLORER concept as an ideas laboratory to further develop and present other ideas and technologies that currently exist only on the drawing board.
An animated film and extensive illustrative material on the current stage of development will be shown by Lufthansa Technik at its booth at this year's Dubai Airshow. KG and combines all aviation activities of the Diehl Group under one roof.
In the aviation industry, Diehl Aviation, including Diehl Aerospace a joint venture with Thales , is a leading systems supplier for aircraft system and cabin solutions.
Diehl Aviation currently employs more than 4, people. The Spanish low-cost airline Vueling Airlines S. The contract includes planning, forecasting, transportation and logistic services. The contract also comprises a consignment stock at Vueling's base at Barcelona International Airport.
A dedicated account team and on-site customer support manager will be available for direct exchange with the customer to ensure smooth supply processes. The Lufthansa Technik experts will also give an extensive phase-in support to guarantee an optimal technical support right from the beginning. A common IT interface between the Lufthansa Technik systems and Vuelings AMOS digital maintenance mangement platform allows the two companies to interact directly and quickly, especially in the fields of material planning and forecasting.
This will definitely increase the level of technical readiness of the supported aircraft. The Fokker Services team will perform maintenance, repair and overhaul MRO services for a variety of line replaceable units LRUs related to power generation, bleed air valves, starters and avionics for the Embraer E-Jet Family.
Menzo van der Beek, CEO of Fokker Services, said: "Fokker Services and Spairliners have a shared mission: to provide highly reliable aftermarket services for customers worldwide.
We are delighted to be chosen by Spairliners to support their global component support solutions. With decades of repairs expertise, the team at Spairliners can count on our support for this range of critical components. At Fokker Services, we are continuously expanding our MRO capabilities, especially for Embraer aircraft and we look forward to offering our strong repair solutions to Spairliners in the years to come.
Our collaboration with Fokker Services will help us to further increase the efficiency of our operations through better turn-around times and higher availability. Combined with our unique expertise in supply chain, engineering, and smart inventory management this will enable us to provide the best services to our customers, in particular as we are looking forward to expand in the Americas. All units will be repaired in-house at Fokker Services' facilities in the Netherlands and the United States.
Both shops feature state-of-the-art technology, such as the eddy current dynamometer test stand, electric test stand, generator test stands, and more, to ensure complete reliability.
By utilizing the extensive experience in repairing these units at both shops, Fokker Services can offer cost-effective solutions on both continents. Support for the new aircraft has already started.
We have worked together with Lufthansa Technik already in the past and are looking forward to further deepening this successful cooperation. Lufthansa Technik is currently actively growing its customer base of MAX-operators in order to provide even more synergies to our customers," commented Ifezue Bertold Mordi, Senior Sales Executive of Lufthansa Technik. The new contract includes component MRO services and pool access as well as component delivery to selected international airports within Europe.
He will succeed Frank Berweger, who will be leaving the company to take on a new challenge outside the Lufthansa Group. Georgios Ouzounidis began his career in the sales support department of Lufthansa Technik in and has held several positions within the company since then.
Corporate Sales for Western Europe has been under his leadership since He continued: "I would like to thank Frank Berweger for the excellent job he has done over the past seven years in the Americas. Under his leadership, our regional sales team was successful in positioning Lufthansa Technik as MRO partner of choice for many American customers, thereby more than doubling our market share in a highly competitive environment.
Lufthansa Technik AG has renewed a substantial base maintenance contract with easyJet for more than aircraft of the airline's A family, which was initially signed back in This sucessful cooperation was now extended by another five years.
Brendan McConnellogue, easyJet Director of Engineering, noted: "We have used Lufthansa Technik Maintenance across a number of their sites over the years and have always found them to be a reliable partner in support of our A family maintenance. The renewal of this contract ensures this working relationship continues and maintains easyJet's high standards of technical reliability. The renewal of this contract proves that maintaining high quality of service standards over the term is of strategic importance.
Even in current difficult times we have been able to jointly manage challenges the Covid crisis has imposed on us and find viable solutions to continue our services for easyJet". The extended overhaul services in Sofia under the new agreement have already started in October The five-year TCS contract covers a multiple of components installed on Japan Airlines' Boeing fleet of 53 aircraft.
The services to be rendered include maintenance, reliability monitoring, reliability enhancement programs as well as logistic services. This measure will help adjust the number of flights and the capacity of the fleet to the market, which is expected to stay smaller in the longer term as a result of the crisis. Expiring dry lease contracts will not be renewed for the time being. There are also options to buy a further aircraft. The Lufthansa Group is expecting to take delivery of up to twelve aircraft eleven aircraft of the Aneo family and one A in financial year The Lufthansa Group is a global aviation group with a total of more than subsidiaries and equity investments.
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