Asiana Airlines extends contract for CF6-80 Engine Maintenance Service

South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG have
extended their contract for the repair and overhaul of Asiana's
CF6-80 engines powering the airline's Boeing 747 and 767 fleets. The
5 year non-exclusive contract is covering a total of 17 B767-300 and
B747-400 aircraft.

This extension will strengthen Lufthansa Technik's business in the
Asian market, one of the strongest growing regions, and generate a
stable workload for the CF6 product line over the next years.

"There were numerous good reasons to choose Lufthansa Technik as our
preferred MRO partner again," said Hoon Bae, General Manager of
Aircraft & Supplies Purchasing at Asiana Airlines. "With the seamless
support and services that have been delivered, we are very confident
that Lufthansa Technik will always do their very best to keep us
flying."  

"We are very proud that Asiana Airlines has decided to extend our
trustful cooperation. We look forward to further supporting them with
our knowhow and engine service capabilities", said Kijung Shin,
Corporate Key Account Manager at Lufthansa Technik.

Lufthansa Technik and Asiana Airlines have been working together for
more than 25 years already. Lufthansa Technik also provides component
maintenance for the Asiana Boeing 777-200ER fleet, an integrated
Total Component Support for the airline's Airbus A320F and A350
fleets and CF6 engine support and heavy maintenance for the carrier's
Airbus A380 fleet.