Lufthansa Technik: Comprehensive services for Japan Airlines A350 fleet

Lufthansa Technik and Japan Airlines (JAL) have expanded their
trusted partnership by entering into a long-term agreement on Total
Component Support (TCS®) services for the carrier's Airbus A350
fleet. For a period of ten years the new contract covers the majority
of Japan Airlines' Airbus A350 components. The contracted services
include maintenance, programs for reliability monitoring and
enhancement as well as logistic services. Currently JAL holds 31 firm
orders and 25 options for the state-of-the-art long-range jet.

Atsushi Maeda, Executive Officer of Procurement at Japan Airlines,
said: "The Airbus A350 constitutes a key element of the future Japan
Airlines fleet. We believe this agreement will bring us even more
stable and smooth component operations and the highest performance
for our customers. Furthermore, it provides us additional benefits
such as maintenance cost optimization and cost control, while
enhancing the long term partnership with Lufthansa Technik."

Gerald Steinhoff, Vice President Corporate Sales Asia Pacific at
Lufthansa Technik, said: "We are very proud and honored to extend our
services with comprehensive MRO solutions for Japan Airlines' Airbus
A350 fleet. We will work very closely together as partners to ensure
the highest safety and reliability. With this latest agreement,
Lufthansa Technik has proven its position as leader for A350
component services in Asia Pacific. This will also result in a
further increase of A350 components allocated to our warehouses in
the region."

With the new agreement, Japan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik continue
to expand their successful relationship which already includes a
variety of MRO services. Among others, Lufthansa Technik has been
providing TCS® services for Japan Airlines' Boeing 787 fleet since
2011.