MRO Middle East: Oman Air signs for C-check with Lufthansa Technik

Pictured: Lufthansa Technik's Walter Heerdt and Oman Air's Peter Hill sign the MRO contract at the show today

The C-checks include ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) modifications for nine of these aircraft. The checks and modifications will take place at the Lufthansa Technik base maintenance location in Budapest, Hungary.

Speaking to Arabian Aerospace at the event, Oman Air’s chief executive, Peter Hill, said: ““We have been very satisfied with the base maintenance work Lufthansa Technik delivered to us in 2010. It is therefore not surprising that we would trust Lufthansa Technik to deliver the same quality and level of service once again."

Hill said that competition for MRO in the region had seen the German-based global leaders become more competitive as far as costs were concerned but said the driving force for Oman Air was the quality of service and the long-term relationship.

Walter Heerdt, senior vice president of Lufthansa Technik marketing & sales said: “This new contract is the latest milestone in the deep and long-lasting partnership between Oman Air and Lufthansa Technik. We are looking forward to further increases in cooperation between us.”

This new base maintenance contract comes at the heels of a successful completion of a similar C-Check program in 2010 for the same aircraft fleet.  Besides the recurring base maintenance contract, Oman Air also receives complete component support for its entire A330 fleet of aircraft. Additionally, both companies are in talks for a much wider cooperation in the region on the back of an LOI for a strategic cooperation agreement executed at the Dubai Airshow in 2009.

The checks and modifications will take place at the Lufthansa Technik base maintenance location in Budapest, Hungary.