Industry Addendum
Honeywell and Lufthansa Technik create global MRO capability for A350 fleets
December 1st 2017
Global aerospace manufacturer, Honeywell, has signed on Lufthansa Technik as a licenced component repair centre and exclusive asset provider for all Honeywell components on the HGT 1700 Auxiliary Power Units (APU) on A350 aircraft. Read More »
Under the agreement, the German headquartered MRO will offer all A350 operators worldwide “an unequalled experience with MRO services for all Honeywell components, including APUs”, Lufthansa Technik said.
Lufthansa Technik vice president corporate sales EMEA, Robert Gaag, said the MRO’s capabilities range from single component MRO to more integrated, flight hour based nose-to-tail asset availability solutions.
“The groundbreaking design of the A350 demands an equally impressive MRO solution to ensure fleets remain operational and efficient,” Honeywell Aerospace vice president airlines for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, David Shilliday, said. “With our continued support, Lufthansa Technik has a winning combination of technology and expertise to offer an unparalleled customer experience.”
Since the A350’s entry into service in 2014, Lufthansa Technik has managed six in-service fleets with more than 50 A350 in-service aircraft.
Separately, Lufthansa Technik Component Services Asia Pacific Hong Kong has celebrated its first anniversary with the news that material supply contracts for more than 100 aircraft have been signed by the new facility.
Important management positions have been shifted from Germany to the region, with Burkhard Pfefferle-Tolkiehn heading the Hong Kong facility as vice president component services for Asia Pacific.
“With Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen, we are the market leader for many repair services and it is our aim to extend this position to other areas,” he said. Lufthansa Technik has representative offices in China, Japan, Singapore, India, Thailand and the Philippines and will soon be present in Taiwan. More than 500 aircraft from 30 Asia-Pacific customers are under long-term exclusive contracts for component services with the MRO.
