Industry Addendum
Asiana signs five-year A380 MRO with Lufthansa Technik Philippines
March 1st 2018
Lufthansa Technik Philippines and Asiana Airlines have signed a five year-agreement to provide base maintenance for the South Korean carrier’s A380 fleet; an extension of previous MRO on Asiana A380s. Read More » The MRO will conduct 14 checks, starting this month.
“During previous checks on our A380s, Lufthansa Technik Philippines has shown sincerity and dedication to the campaign, which ultimately led to our decision to award them the contract,” Asiana Airlines general manager aircraft and supplies purchasing, Dong Jun Shin, said.
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Asiana’s six A380s are scheduled to undergo light to heavy maintenance from March this year to 2022. The Philippines MRO also will carry out modifications on the doors, flap tracks, wing tips, engine feed fuel pump systems and other structural repairs on the six aircraft.
Asiana Airlines, headquartered in Seoul, has a fleet of 82 long and short haul aircraft that fly to 64 international and 10 domestic destinations in 23 countries.
Separately, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen is strengthening its capabilities in component repair and composite repair as well as engine repair. The MRO has 600 employees and the capability to support the A350, the B777 and B787. For 2018, capability will include thrust reverse actuators, hydraulic pumps and batteries.
In February, the facility was approved as the first MRO service provider for the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), with work commissioned on the Chinese manufacturer’s ARJ21 engine nacelles and components.
