February 10, 2012
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), one of the largest providers of
aircraft maintenance services in Asia, has opened a third hangar in
Manila for work on widebody aircraft. With this step, the company is
preparing for the technical support of the world's largest commercial
aircraft.
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), one of the largest providers of
aircraft maintenance services in Asia, has opened a third hangar in
Manila for work on widebody aircraft. With this step, the company is
preparing for the technical support of the world's largest commercial
aircraft.
Lufthansa Technik Philippines, a joint venture between Lufthansa
Technik (51%) and the Philippine MacroAsia Corporation (49%), invested
USD 30 million in the construction of the new hangar, which is 8,500
square meters large and 35 meters in height. The new hangar offers space
to work simultaneously on one widebody and two narrowbody aircraft.
"With the new hangar, we will be able to keep up with the increasing
demand for technical services for long-haul aircraft, particularly in
the Asian market," said Lufthansa Technik Chairman of the Executive
Board, August Wilhelm Henningsen. "By adding A380 capability, it
underscores Lufthansa Technik Philippines' role as global aircraft
overhaul center."
"The continuous growth of the company leads to up to 400 new
highly-technology and high-skills jobs in addition to the existing 2,700
jobs," explained Gerald Frielinghaus, President and CEO of LTP.
Eleven years after its founding, Lufthansa Technik Philippines,
located at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport, offers
comprehensive technical services including lease return checks and cabin
modification for the Airbus A330/A340 and A320 families and now also
for the Airbus A380.
LTP has 30 overhaul customers including Philippine Airlines,
Lufthansa, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic, LAN Chile and AirAsia X. It has
about 20 approvals from aviation authorities including the American FAA
and the European EASA.
Lufthansa Technik
The Lufthansa Technik Group, with more than 30 subsidiaries and
associates and over 26,000 employees worldwide, is one of the leading
manufacturer-independent providers of technical services for the
aviation industry. Its portfolio encompasses the entire spectrum of
services for commercial aircraft: maintenance, repair, overhaul,
modification and refit, engines and components.
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