SmartLynx Airlines and Lufthansa Technik extend their partnership
New agreements signed at MRO Europe for Maintenance and Landing Gear
services
At MRO Europe in Amsterdam, SmartLynx Airlines, the leading ACMI
(Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance), cargo, and charter
services provider, and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed new
multiple-year agreements extending their partnership. The contracts
include Maintenance services for the Airbus A320 family and Landing
Gear services for the Airbus A320, A321 and A330 fleets.
Based on the experience of their existing partnership, SmartLynx
Airlines has entrusted Lufthansa Technik with more than 25 C-Checks
for its A320 family aircraft, which will be carried out from November
within the MRO experts' base maintenance network in Europe. As of
October, SmartLynx will be provided with comprehensive landing gear
services, including overhauls for Airbus A320, A321 and A330
aircraft, exchange landing gears and potential loans depending on
individual needs.
Since May 2023, Lufthansa Technik provides SmartLynx with a Total
Component Support (TCS) for their entire fleet, covering more than 60
Airbus A320, A330 and Boeing 737MAX aircraft. Zygimantas Surintas,
CEO of SmartLynx Airlines, stated: "The new agreements underline once
again our focus on excellence and reliability for our customers. In
order to further optimize our performance, Lufthansa Technik has
proven its ability to be a reliable and innovative partner for us to
support our goal of becoming the world's leading and trusted ACMI
airline."
Kai-Stefan Roepke, Senior Vice President Corporate Sales EMEA
Lufthansa Technik, said: "The renewed confidence in our capabilities
and the expansion of our partnership with SmartLynx fills us with
pride and demonstrates that we are the leading provider of
individual, excellent service and support for the highest performance
for our customers. We look forward to continuing to serve our Latvian
partner on its growth path in the next years."