Eastar Jet Becomes New Customer in Korea

The Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet has commissioned Lufthansa Technik AG to supply components for its short and medium-haul fleet. Eastar Jet currently operates 18 Boeing 737NG and has placed more orders on this aircraft type.

The Total Component Support (TCS®) agreement includes component maintenance as well as spare parts leasing through a component pool at the airline's headquarters at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. Eastar Jet will also be granted access to the corresponding spare parts pools at Lufthansa Technik.

"We are pleased to know that component supply for our Boeing 737NG fleet is in the hands of a partner as experienced as Lufthansa Technik," said Daniel Yim, General Manager of purchasing team from Eastar Jet. "We are confident that Lufthansa Technik will offer us optimal support, which will also help us with the expansion of our flight operations."

Stefan Loh, Senior Sales Manager at Lufthansa Technik, said: "We welcome Eastar Jet as a new customer in Korea and are proud that the airline has entrusted us with our comprehensive component supply. It is our goal to support Eastar Jet with excellent quality and service as well as our competitive cost structure." 

Lufthansa Technik guarantees reliable delivery from its TCS® pool comprising over 100,000 different components. Aircraft operators benefit from optimal component availability, without having to create and maintain their own spare parts warehouses. Lufthansa Technik TCS® pool customers benefit from lower operating costs, especially through effects of scale.


Eastar Jet:
The low-cost airline Eastar Jet, which is headquartered in Seoul (South Korea), was founded in 2007. Based at Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport, Eastar Jet serves more than 27 destinations in nine different countries with its fleet of 18 short and long-haul aircraft. 

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, manufacture 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.

More information on Lufthansa Technik can be found here: www.lufthansa-technik.de