Lufthansa Technik is preparing to handover SOFIA, a modified Boeing 747SP that is operated jointly by the NASA and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) as a "Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy." During the past months Lufthansa Technik performed a major overhaul of the aircraft. There are only a handful of 747SP worldwide still in service and LHT is one of the most experienced at maintaining this aircraft type, according to the company. In parallel, Lufthansa Technik is currently also completing two head-of-state 747-8 aircraft and says it is in talks for completions with additional 747-8 customers. The finalization of the two 747-8 completion projects bring Lufthansa Technik's completion record on this aircraft model to 19.
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