SriLankan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik AG have extended their existing component support contract for the growing Airbus A320 fleet of Sri Lanka's national carrier. The expanded Total Component Support (TCS®) agreement comprises all aircraft of SriLankan Airlines' growing A320 fleet, including its new A320neo aircraft.
Lufthansa Technik will take care of all aspects relating to daily component supply for SriLankan Airlines. The components will be repaired and overhauled at Lufthansa Technik's global network of repair facilities. Pooling will be provided through Hong Kong and Singapore, where Lufthansa Technik operates two warehouses for the Asia Pacific region.
SriLankan Airlines first placed its trust in Lufthansa Technik's component support in 2012. Currently, the carrier's A320 fleet consists of nine A320 and six A320neo aircraft.
Dinnaga Padmaperuma, Chief Technology Officer of SriLankan Airlines, said: "We are glad to extend our components contract with Lufthansa Technik and we hope that this collaboration will further enhance Lufthansa Technik's commitment on regional support of our A320 fleet."
Gerald Steinhoff, Senior Vice President Corporate Sales Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Technik, said: "I would like to express my deepest appreciation to SriLankan Airlines for the continued trust in our component services. We are fully committed to contributing to the company's successful A320 fleet growth."
SriLankan Airlines:
SriLankan Airlines launched its services in 1979. The airline's hub is Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, which offers convenient connections to a global route network of 105 destinations in 47 countries. SriLankan Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet that was recently modernized with the introduction of new A320neo, A321neo and A330-300 aircraft. The national carrier of Sri Lanka is a member of the oneworld global airline alliance and has won a whole host of awards for its service in recent times, including the award for the "World's Leading Airline Operating to the Indian Ocean Region in 2016" at the World Travel Awards.
Lufthansa Technik:
With some 35 subsidiaries and affiliates, the Lufthansa Technik Group is one of the leading providers of technical aircraft services in the world. Certified internationally as maintenance, production and design organization, the company has a workforce of more than 25,000 employees. Lufthansa Technik's portfolio covers the entire range of services for commercial and VIP/special mission aircraft, engines, components and landing gear in the areas of digital fleet support, maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification, completion and conversion as well as the manufacture of innovative cabin products.
