Lufthansa Technik AG complements its support portfolio for the Boeing 787 by adding overhaul capabilities and the availability of exchange shipsets for this aircraft type’s landing gears.
Preparations are underway to initially build up the capability either in Hamburg or at
Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services UK. Customers in the Americas will benefit from expanding this capability also to Lufthansa Technik’s Los Angeles-based subsidiary Hawker Pacific Aerospace.
To help with exchanging and repairing landing gears on site, Lufthansa Technik will rely on the mobile Airline Support Team (AST Landing Gear) service. A new solution to transport the landing gears has also been developed. Lufthansa Technik has designed dedicated transport crates, which will be available to save transportation
costs.
As landing gear technology is also advancing, Lufthansa Technik is expanding its technical expertise and creating the required shop capacity. One example of a new landing gear technology is the sliding coating made of tungsten carbide cobalt chrome, which is found on the inner cylinders, among others. This extremely hard and corrosion-resistant layer involves the use of high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) spraying, a key technology for working on modern landing gears.
