Vnukovo Invest has signed a Letter of Intent with Lufthansa Technik to provide technical services to business jet operators at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. The LoI was signed at EBACE by Vnukovo Invest chairman Vitaly Vantsev and LHT chairman of the executive board August Henningsen.

The deal will enable LHT to provide line maintenance support at the airport, providing a 'one-stop shop' for business aircraft in the region. "We see a strong growth market in this important regional market and feel that we are addressing the aircraft owners' and operators' needs for comprehensive support - not only in Moscow but also throughout all of Russia and the CIS region," commented Henningsen.

Lufthansa Technik has drawn interest once again for its A380 vvip floor plans at the exhibition in Geneva. The company displayed a 1:20 scale model which shows both decks in vvip configuration.

"For the first time, an aeroplane will allow designers and a completion centre to take advantage of two complete decks for an outfitting project and to separate the vvip are from the government or representative areas," said senior vp of marketing and sales Walter Heerdt.