Lufthansa Completes VIP Jumbo

Even on the largest completions projects, Lufthansa Technik understands that space is always an important consideration.

Earlier this year, the company's Hamburg Completions center finished work on one of its most massive-effort projects to date-the outfitting of a VIP-configured Boeing 747-400, a first for the German company. The work lasted nearly 18 months and was performed for an unnamed customer in the Middle East.

Among the many unique installations was a feature available on smaller aircraft such as the Boeing Business Jet and BBJ2-a custom sound system, offering six-channel surround sound.

Lufthansa Technik engineers collaborated with ELAC Loudspeakers to develop speakers that were discreet and unobtrusive. The new speakers are built right into standard wall and ceiling panels in the cabin. The company says flat-panel screens and wall pictures can also be used as speakers.

According to Lufthansa Technik, the system, developed at "minimum expense," will help the jumbo jet become a "flying concert hall."

Further information about Lufthansa Technik is available on the convention floor at Booth 2341.

By David Rimmer