Lufthansa Technik receives CAAC approval to perform heavy maintenance on Airbus ACJ319

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved Lufthansa Technik as maintenance station for Airbus A319 aircraft. This new approval enables the company to perform line and heavy maintenance services as well as cabin refurbishments on Chinese B-registered Airbus A319 aircraft. The approval has been obtained in line with the first A319ACJ base maintenance project already secured by Lufthansa Technik. A B-registered ACJ319 is currently undergoing a 6 year check at Lufthansa Technik’s VIP maintenance facility in Hamburg/Germany. The aircraft was originally outfitted with a VIP cabin by the Lufthansa Technik Group for a Chinese customer. After six years of smooth and reliable operations, the aircraft now returns to Lufthansa Technik for its first major heavy maintenance check. Besides maintenance, the aircraft will receive a comprehensive cabin refurbishment to give the aircraft a new and fresh appeal after six years of operations. A maintenance check of this size requires the entire VIP removal and re-installation. It was important for the customer that such delicate work is performed by Lufthansa Technik’s specialists for VIP interiors in order to protect and maintain the sensitive surfaces of the VIP cabin interior.