Lufthansa Technik receives Airbus A350 maintenance approval

Lufthansa Technik has received approval from EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) as maintenance organisation for the new Airbus A350.
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"We are excited about the entry into service of this newest-generation aircraft with its promising technologies," said Wolfgang Weynell, senior vice president corporate sales at Lufthansa Technik.  "We are very well prepared to maintain the A350, with its carbon fibre structures and its state-of-the-art engines andsystems." 

Lufthansa Airlines will commission its first A350 in the second half of 2016.