Entire Lufthansa A320 fleet to get Ka-band satellite connectivity

Lufthansa Technik has started installing the latest Ka-band satellite technology as standard equipment on Lufthansa Group's entire Airbus A320 aircraft family fleet– approximately 300 aircraft -- bringing broadband communication to the airline’s short- and medium-haul flights, the company said Sept 26. The fleet will be fitted with the necessary antennae and routers in parallel in up to 10 production lines by spring 2018 at various LHT locations. LHT engineers have optimised the system installation procedure and minimised the required intervention in the aircraft structure. This allows the fastest possible integration even in large fleets - generally in 4 days per layover, LHT said. LHT holds Supplemental Type Certificates to install the system on Airbus A320s and A340s. <br/>