Travel Service a.s., the biggest private airline in the Czech Republic, and Lufthansa Technik have extended the Total Engine Support TES® contract that has been in place since 2007 to 2020. The airline currently operates 17 aircraft and plans to expand its fleet still further.
Under the TES® contract Lufthansa Technik will maintain the CFM56-7B engines of the Boeing 737-NG fleet over the next 10 years, providing a full range of services for the engines.
"We are satisfied with the services of Lufthansa Technik for many years and therefore we have decided to extend the contract", said Roman Vik, CEO of Travel Service.
Commenting on the deal, Robert Gaag, Director Sales Central Europe of Lufthansa Technik, said, "We appreciate the trust that Travel Service has placed in LHT by extending the TES® contract for a further ten years. Travel Service and Lufthansa Technik have been working together for many years, ever since the airline commenced flying operations in 1998."
Travel Service:
Travel Service is a leader in the charter flight market in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and it also has a significant share in Poland. In addition to charter flights, since 2004 Travel Service has been operating regular flights under the SmartWings brand (www.smartwings.com) and since 2007 also private flights - air taxis of the Business Jet category. During the course of a year, Travel Service aircrafts land at more than 250 airports on 4 continents. In 2010, Travel Service transported of 3.2 million passengers.Lufthansa Technik:
The Lufthansa Technik Group, with 31 subsidiaries and 26,000 employees worldwide, is one of the leading manufacturer-independent providers of services for the aviation industry. Lufthansa Technik is licensed internationally as a repair, production and development enterprise. The Group's portfolio encompasses the entire spectrum of services in the areas of maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and conversion, engines and components.
