Travel Service a.s., the biggest private airline in the Czech Republic, and Lufthansa Technik, the leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft, their components and engines, have signed a new Total Engine Support TES® contract. The airline currently operates eight aircraft, but plans to expand its fleet to 13 planes by 2010. Under the TES® contract, Lufthansa Technik will maintain the engines of the Boeing 737 NG aircraft over the next eight years. The services to be supplied under the agreement cover every aspect of the CFM56-7B engines.
"Collaboration with Lufthansa Technik in the area of engine maintenance is part of a concerted effort on our part to achieve the maximum possible reliability in our flying operations," said Roman Vik, CEO of Travel Service. Travel Service is one of the fastest- growing airlines in Central Europe, offering mainly charter flights to over 230 destinations worldwide.
Robert Gaag, Director Central Europe of Lufthansa Technik, said, "We appreciate the trust that Travel Service has placed in us by signing this TES® contract. Travel Service and Lufthansa Technik have been working together for many years, ever since the airline commenced flying operations in 1998. This makes it all the more gratifying that Travel Service is now entrusting us with the maintenance of its new generation of engines."
The service portfolio of Lufthansa Technik Engine Services extends from Total Engine Support TES®, the repair and maintenance of customer engines, modules and parts, through to engineering, services and repairs performed under warranty, logistics and consultancy. The product range covers the CFM56 family of engines, the CF6-50/-80 and CF34, and also the PW4000 and V2500. Lufthansa Technik is licensed to perform services under warranty for a broad range of engine types from General Electric, CFMI, Pratt & Whitney and IAE, and operates the biggest engine shop outside the USA.
Original text: Lufthansa Technik AG
