Lufthansa Technik proudly announces its role as a core development and supply partner for the next generation of business aviation cabins on the Embraer Praetor 500E and Praetor 600E. The collaboration delivers industry-first innovations such as a 42” curved OLED Smart Window™, a fully integrated Inflight Entertainment and Cabin Management System (IFE & CMS), the award-winning Omni-Fi membrane speakers, and a fully customized Embraer graphical user interface (GUI). In addition, a range of digital platform services has been introduced for the first time to enhance operational efficiency and the overall cabin experience.

Building on the successful collaboration for the Phenom 100EX and Phenom 300E, this program demonstrates the extensive collaboration between Embraer and Lufthansa Technik, spanning from early concept and industrial design through to system architecture, engineering, and production readiness and leading to jointly developed ground-breaking innovations for the business aviation market.

For the first time, Lufthansa Technik presents a first-of-its-kind OLED display, a 42” curved touchscreen integrated directly into the sidewall, serving as the base for Embraer’s industry-exclusive Smart Window™ technology. With access to three external cameras, it’s able to function as a window to the outside via fully integrated IFE & CMS. It also includes the new fully custom Embraer graphical user interface that manages every aspect of the cabin environment—from lighting and air conditioning to connectivity and wireless charging—ensuring an unparalleled passenger experience. With its Red Dot Design Award winning Omni-Fi speakers, Lufthansa Technik is bringing a fully immersive sound experience for various installation positions to the cabin. The exclusively licensed Ring-mode Converter/Transducer technology enables an extremely sleek design that does not compromise on sound quality thanks to optimal omnidirectional dispersion.

As the digital backbone of future operations, Lufthansa Technik’s digital ground portal enables seamless over‑the‑air updates, remote configuration capabilities, and scalable features that evolve with customer needs.

“This program is a clear testament to Lufthansa Technik’s innovation strength and engineering expertise,” said Andrew Muirhead, Vice President OEM and Special Engineering Services at Lufthansa Technik. “We are proud to be a core development and supply partner for the next generation of business aviation cabins on the Embraer Praetor 500E and Praetor 600E. This milestone marks a significant expansion of our long-standing partnership between Embraer and Lufthansa Technik and sets a new standard for digital, design-led, and future-ready business jet cabins.”

“Our approach to the Praetor 500E and Praetor 600E cabin begins with listening carefully to our customers and understanding how they use the aircraft in their operations,” said Alvadi Serpa Jr., Vice President of Market and Product Strategy of Embraer Executive Jets. “Working closely with Lufthansa Technik, we were able to push cabin technology forward and translate those insights into an integrated, intuitive Embraer‑designed experience—where advanced systems, digital services, and cabin controls come together seamlessly to elevate productivity and comfort in-flight.”

Lufthansa Technik has miniaturized the technology behind its award-winning Hidden Touch Display in order to pave the way for a striking new form of user interface (UI) integration in aircraft cabins: The »nice intellitable«, to be presented at the Dubai Airshow, for the first time blends high-definition touchscreen functionality directly into the high-quality haptic surface of a folding tray table. The latter’s smart and intuitive display functions only appear on the passenger’s request and just as seamlessly vanish into the tray table’s thin foldable surface when no longer needed.

The »nice intellitable« represents a strategic further development of Lufthansa Technik’s Hidden Touch Display, which earlier this year already won a prestigious Red Dot Design Award. The technology’s clou is a remarkable fusion of high-quality look and feel surfaces with interactive functionality for the aircraft cabin. Customizable for surface appearances such as wood, carbon fiber or metal, to name just a few, all control interfaces can blend seamlessly into the interior design, providing passengers with an equally intuitive yet optically and haptically sophisticated control experience.

Compared to its wall-mounted predecessor, the fully customizable »nice intellitable« also broadens the spectrum of integrated control functionalities to a large extent. The current demonstrator integrates content such as flight information, a moving map, seat adjustment, a food and beverage preview and ordering system, music and video content players, and a flipping book for digital magazines. Once the tray table is needed in its original role as the surface for culinary delights, all hidden touch functions can be minimized to a space-saving design at the edge, or simply switched off. For this role, the smart surface is completely resistant to spilled fluids and mechanical forces from silverware or other hard items.

“Sometimes, there seems to be a disconnect between how airlines and VIP operators design their control solutions, and how their passengers actually interact with the cabin environment. To get rid of traditional control interfaces, which sometimes can feel bulky and outdated, we are permanently rethinking how technology integrates with interior design, creating more cohesive and natural interactions,” said Andrew Muirhead, Lufthansa Technik’s Vice President Original Equipment and Special Aircraft Services. “The »nice intellitable« exemplifies this approach, redefining VIP, but also commercial business or first class cabins, through more intuitive and seamless technology that puts both passenger experience and airline needs at the center.”

A demonstrator of the »nice intellitable« will be exhibited at Lufthansa Technik’s booth #1120 at the upcoming Dubai Airshow from November 17 to 21.

The German Air Force's Airbus A321LR, modified by Lufthansa Technik in the past years not only for troop transport missions but also for the strategic airlift of patients, recently completed its first training mission in the so-called MedEvac (Medical Evacuation) role. During the “Resilient Care” exercise, conducted jointly with NATO partners Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, one of the two aircraft served for the first time as the centerpiece of realistic training in the evacuation of people from a fictitious conflict zone.

The aim of the multinational exercise, which also involved civilian authorities, was to train the handling and treatment of a high volume of patients on NATO's northern flank in the context of national and alliance defense. Procedures ranging from first aid and further medical treatment to patient transfer into other countries were practiced in a realistic manner. For the German Air Force, this marked the first extensive participation in this exercise within its Aeromedical Evacuation field of expertise.

Lufthansa Technik had extensively modified the two aircraft with the tactical markings 15+10 and 15+11 for this very role. As a result, they are available to the German Armed Forces in a total of four different configurations: one for troop and delegation transport and three for medical evacuations. The latter enable the simultaneous transport of up to six intensive care patients and up to twelve patients with minor or moderate illnesses/injuries. A mixed configuration of intensive care beds and troop transport capabilities can be set up as well.

“The ability to conduct medical evacuations by air is of great strategic importance, especially in these challenging times of geopolitical uncertainty,” explained Michael von Puttkamer, Vice President Special Aircraft Services at Lufthansa Technik. “This makes me all the more proud that we have once again been able to provide the German Armed Forces with a state-of-the-art, enormously versatile and long-range tool for this important role. Our extensive expertise in aeromedical solutions and, on top of that, in most complex aircraft modifications has once again been impressively combined here, for which I would like to express my appreciation to everyone involved.”

The linchpin for intensive care transport in the A321LR is the so-called Patient Transport Unit New Generation (PTU NG) developed by Lufthansa Technik, which not only meets all requirements for modern medical equipment, relevant medical standards and flight safety requirements, but also NATO specifications. Lufthansa Technik's nearly 30 years of experience in military and civilian use of the PTU, as well as its intensive certification tests, guarantee the German Armed Forces a robust and reliable product that is ready for use at any time when needed.

The cabin of both aircraft, developed in Hamburg in close collaboration with military medical personnel and physicians, is also modular and highly flexible in design, for example with foldable cabin monuments that can enlarge the entrance area. On the one hand, this enables the German Armed Forces to bring lying-down patients on and off board as seamless and gently as possible without having to reposition them to another bed. On the other hand, even the most extensive medical equipment can be installed quickly and easily in the cabin. In addition, up to 72,000 liters of oxygen can be carried safely and readily accessible during flight for life-saving patient care.