21.Jun.2010
On-time release for Lufthansa’s winter program fleet
Lufthansa Technik Philippines continues to live up to what it truly stands for in bringing out reliability and outstanding quality in its services after the recently completed winter campaign program of Lufthansa German Airlines.
Four Airbus A340s have been entrusted to LTP for scheduled heavy maintenance services within the months of October 2009 to March 2010. With all aircraft meeting the contracted turnaround times (TAT), two of the A340s met completion earlier than the targeted days. Aside from the 8C-check, cabin reconfiguration tasks were worked on the first three A340s of the winter campaign. The modification on the aircraft’s economy class had involved replacement of new seats fitted with in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems. With Lufthansa’s interior upgrade, the airline continues to deliver increased passenger comfort and state-of-the-art features.
Complementing the early release of the two aircraft were a couple of initiatives carried out during the layover. The takting system, which was previously used on a Qantas A330’s 4C/6Y check last year, had also been instrumental to the early achieved TAT. Takting involves a more streamlined process of monitoring the task cards using a detailed layover summary report. Aside from takting, the use of visualization boards was first introduced to the DLH winter campaign. Called “andon boards,” these visualization boards replicate the actual status of the ongoing works being done on different parts of the aircraft with use of colored magnets. The boards had illustrations of the wings’ panels, fuel tank, cabin module, cabin floor and seat inspection.
Complementing the early release of the two aircraft were a couple of initiatives carried out during the layover. The takting system, which was previously used on a Qantas A330’s 4C/6Y check last year, had also been instrumental to the early achieved TAT. Takting involves a more streamlined process of monitoring the task cards using a detailed layover summary report. Aside from takting, the use of visualization boards was first introduced to the DLH winter campaign. Called “andon boards,” these visualization boards replicate the actual status of the ongoing works being done on different parts of the aircraft with use of colored magnets. The boards had illustrations of the wings’ panels, fuel tank, cabin module, cabin floor and seat inspection.