Emirates Airline has signed a service contract for its Boeing 777 fleet with Hawker Pacific, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the German Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider Lufthansa Technik.
The service contract entails the exchange, overhaul and support for the landing gears of Emirates’ 21 Boeing 777-200, 777-200ER and 777-300 aircraft which operate with different maximum take-off weights of 545,000lbs, 632,000lbs and 660,000lbs, respectively. The first exchange is due at the end of next month and the contract will run until 2013.
The multi-million dollar agreement was signed in Dubai during Dubai 2005 – the 9th International Aerospace Exhibition by Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Executive Vice President Engineering & Operations; and Walter Heerdt, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales, Lufthansa Technik AG.
Mr Al Redha commented: “Emirates is pleased to enter into this contract with the Lufthansa Technik Group to support our 777 landing gear overhaul and exchange schedule.
“At Emirates our goal is to continuously enhance our operations in terms of cost-efficiency, reliability and speed of technical services, which translates into an overall better service to our customers.”
Lufthansa Technik Group subsidiary Hawker Pacific delivered its first overhauled Boeing 777 landing gear shipset in 2002 to a long-term European airline customer.
Mr Heerdt said: “This new agreement is a further milestone in the cooperative relationship between two renowned and sizable players in the modern aviation community.”
He added: “Hawker Pacific is the only repair & overhaul (MRO) provider in the world to offer exchange assets for all three weight configurations of the Boeing 777. This offers Emirates the far-reaching synergies and support of the first independent MRO approved by Boeing for 777 landing gear work.”
About Emirates
Since its launch in 1985, Emirates Airline has received more than 280 international awards in recognition of its unsurpassed levels of customer service. Emirates is the world’s second most profitable airline and among the 20 largest. It is based in Dubai, one of the few cities in the world that pursues an open-skies policy, with more than 110 airlines in free anthan 110 airlines in free and fair competition.
Emirates’ 83 all wide-bodied fleet includes seven freighters and is among the youngest in the skies, with an average age of 55 months – over eight years less than the industry average. The airline plans to more than double its size by 2012, with 132 aircraft orders, worth US$37.4 billion in list prices.
Visit Emirates online at: www.emirates.com
About Lufthansa Technik
As a leading provider in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of commercial and VIP airliners, Lufthansa Technik is serving more than 540 customers around the globe. A network of 27 companies and more than 60 line maintenance stations worldwide form the Lufthansa Technik Group. Following its strong commitment to the Middle East region, Lufthansa Technik is represented with a new office in Dubai since January 2004, which is located at the Word Trade Centre.
Visit Lufthansa Technik online at: www.lufthansa-technik.com
About Hawker Pacific
Hawker Pacific repairs and overhauls aircraft and helicopter landing gear, hydro-mechanical components and wheels, brakes and braking system components for a diverse international customer base. In addition, the company distributes and sells new and overhauled spare parts and components for both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. The company maintains two primary certified repair stations in Sun Valley (Los Angeles) and London.
Visit Hawker Pacific online at: www.hawker.com
