South African airline Comair Limited has signed a comprehensive long-term Total Technical Support (TTSR) contract with Lufthansa Technik.
Through the agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide engineering, planning, line maintenance and component support including consumables and expendables supply for the airline’s future Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
Services will commence in January 2019 when Comair, as part of its fleet renewal programme, take delivery of the first two of eight 737 MAX 8 aircraft on order.
“The imminent arrival of the 737 MAX 8 was an opportunity for us to evaluate our future technical requirements,” said Erik Venter, chief executive officer of Comair. “Lufthansa Technik’s experience with the aircraft type and the operational efficiencies we believe we will gain in terms of maintenance turnaround times will enable us to further leverage the benefits of our investment in the new fleet and improve customer service.”
As part of the contract, Lufthansa Technik will support Comair with Technical Operations Management (TOM), integrating all MRO activities contracted in the agreement into a comprehensive service package.
In conjunction with a TTSR contract, Lufthansa Technik says the TOM service package enables operators efficiency advantages resulting from synergies in service integration and reduced complexity for their fleets.
Comair’s in-house engineering and fleet department will continue to oversee all maintenance, repair and overhaul services.
Comair Limited offers scheduled and domestic services within South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, operating under its low-fare airline brand kulula.com as well as under the British Airways livery, as part of a licence agreement.
