LUFTHANSA sinensis Pe cic ed eR Rm tes sce runny A300-B4, Lufthansa decided to improve still further the capability of its fleet in order to ex- Penne eae my Cesar ag Nee Munck Ct ance Madrid, Paris, and London. Since the A310 has Dae agate uae ae omar o ic homuey cena fore eR UR Rune Ae eS Oa mean rre cry a ecra Soin usta oiceeieeen BITC UPR eral leriee el) eo) PL Gn eg B00) Bicrele Pema Ue BEN lelicy Ababa. Prior to the introduction of the new service for ee eM a MCN Meee cre Rr ree Addis Ababa @ So Se Capabilities of the Aircraft. pia Aca a ON ification programs which were performed at the Lufthansa Overhaul Base in Hamburg. eine Recent sentra PIS sue A em CR er) Cau ee Ne niu) SUT eRe ave ies euarerel lies lB oR Col Ls Rec eae Setter Peers ‘e conversion of the cabin interior to typical Pon acre eu ea oud with non-stop flights of up to 5.5 hours; Pee uc Pee Le METAS Stent i ue RU ge Ree eer eT eek ae cr 40 FAST 1/1984 LUFTHANSA A300B44 jf %THE CABIN As faras the cabin was concerned Lufthan lected all those features for the retrofit progra which were considered as “a must” to satisfy passengers’ needs for long haul flights, The seat arrangement has been altered to 22 First and 206 Business, compared with the former 24/223 con- figuration. In order to provide the greatest pos- sible comfort with regard tolegroom, the Sabreast Economy seats have been replaced by those havi latest state-of-the-art in seat styling whilst keeping the present 34in. pitch. In addition the new seats also contribute to a significant weight saving. Individual reading lights have also been considered for the flight durations envisaged In order to enable our cabir ints to pro ide the Lutthansa Senator Service in first despite limited space in the forward galley area, unit was installed in front of the first seat row and fram which the beverages are served Further galley modules are placed close to doors No. 2 and No. 3 and serve as additional stowage for the Business Ss meals. Based on the technical documents prepared by the Airbus payload engineering department the cabin will be equi which requires the installat eens in the areas of doors Nos. 1,2and3 and the appropriate seat electronics. Besides video, of course, the Lufthansa music program will be offered, Despite the significant cost, tect nical effort, loss of seats and payload, the toilet ity had to ased by one additional unit located in front of door No. 2L to maint Lufthansa’s standards. The above features make the A300-B4 a real competitor to the other long range wide bodies. GALLEY U LAVATOR STOWAGE t 42 FAST 1/1984 LUFTHANSA A300B4THE STRUCTURE ady mentioned, an Airbus customer had never before performed the com- prehensive structural modifications by himself. The 480 pages of Service Bulletin 53-110 served as a basis for the reinforcement of the center fuselage, wings, forwarc partment and aft fuselage. Furthermore, various other bulletins had to be incorporated in parallel and in order to meet the Lufthansa requirements and to handle the 15,000 man-hours involved most efficiently during the downtime of 7 to 8 weeks, job cards had to be prepared by the operator. The supply of the moditication kits and also tl supply of a large number of special tools, (rang- ing from the 18 aircratt jacks equipped with load cells for stress-tree positioning of the aircrafttothe 470 different smallertools lke drils, reamers, etc), was a challenge in itself, especially in the light of the 13 months lead time. Manufacturer and cus: tomer, therefore, had already decided at the very beginning of the program that only very close cooperation and a reduction of administration wherever possible could lead to success. These efforts paid off, since the aims were met. Another large portion of the program was the preparation of the facilities. Since the fin and elevator had to be removed completely, it be: came necessary to install special hoisting equip- ment in one of the hangars. Access platforms had to be prepared too but in another hangar. Last but not least a precise time schedule had to be established taking into account the various, steps to be undertaken on the affected aircraft itself as well as on the other A300 aircraft being handled by Lufthansa in the same time period for the ATLAS partners. Any deviation would have led to a disturbance of the entire hall-year's layover program. (The ATLAS group of companies comprises Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Iberia and Sabena.) ar? & & * The majonmoaitications incorporated © = ‘ through SB A300-63-110..— ©. einforoement of centertank: and rear spat. « feplacement of rivets and ks inforcement of wings. @ .teinforcementofkeel beam. LUFTHANSA A300B4eee LUFTHANSA A300B4 FAST 1/1984 15