Jazeera Airways broadens relationship with Lufthansa Technik

Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's new national airline and the first private airline in the Middle East, has selected Lufthansa Technik AG, the leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of airplanes, components and engines, to provide Total Engine Maintenance Support TES for its grow-ing fleet of Airbus A320 airplanes and extended the existing agreement for Total Component Support TCS and Fleet Technical Management FTM as well as spare and rotables consignment in Kuwait

On request Lufthansa Technik will offer additional support like spare engine support and on site assistance by flying AOG team in case of an AOG (aircraft on ground)

At the Dubai Airshow 2005 both partners signed already a Total Component Support TCS and FTM as well as spare and rotables consignment in Kuwait. In addition the Total Component Support TCS covering repair, replacement, exchange, modifications, management of rotables and participation in Lufthansa Technik's component pool rounds off the existing cooperation. Lufthansa Technik as well assists Jazeera Airways in setting up an EASA Part 145 certified line maintenance base in Kuwait.

'Today, we are more than happy to strengthen our relationship with MRO leaders such as Lufthansa Technik by signing a new Total Engine Maintenance Support TES contract. Working together for quite some time since the start of our operation we are relying on a seamless technical support in every respect', said Marwan Boodai, Jazeera Airways Chairman and Chief Executive Officer during a signing ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow 2006. 'We are opening a new chapter in air travel in the Middle East region and from the beginning we have been selecting the best partners to help us; Lufthansa Technik, one of the most renowned providers in the industry, is definitely one of them.'

'Being selected for this very far-reaching MRO agreement is a important step for our business in the Middle East region. As the latest start-up carrier in the Middle East region, Jazeera Airways operates already an ambitious network with special operation requirements for highly utilized airplanes - now with signing the new engine contract we closed the last gap to become a nose-to-tail MRO service provider for Jazeera Airways,' says Dr. Burkhard Andrich, Senior Vice President Engine Services, Lufthansa Technik AG.