Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet has contracted Lufthansa Technik AG to supply components for its new fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. With currently six aircraft on order, Eastar Jet will receive its first two 737 MAX by the end of 2018, with the remaining four aircraft following in mid-2019.
Similar to the support for the airline's Boeing 737NG fleet, the new Total Component Support (TCS®) agreement includes component maintenance as well as spare parts leasing through a component pool at Eastar Jet's headquarters at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. Likewise the airline will be granted access to the corresponding spare parts pools at Lufthansa Technik.
"Lufthansa Technik has met our expectations concerning the support provided on the Boeing 737NG," said Daniel Yim, General Manager of the purchasing team from Eastar Jet. "Therefore we are looking forward to the expanded component supply for our Boeing 737 MAX fleetaimed at achieving the same results."
Stefan Loh, Senior Sales Manager at Lufthansa Technik, said: "We are looking forward to providing component support for the new Boeing 737 MAX fleet. We will support Eastar Jet with excellent service quality and a 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 31 destinations in ten 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
