Lufthansa Technik to provide Air India component support

German MRO provider Lufthansa Technik has signed a contract with Air India for the comprehensive components services for the airline’s Boeing 777 fleet. The Total Component Support contract covers the Gurugram-based airline’s 27 777 aircraft. S.K. Dash, chief technical officer at Air India, said: “The partnership with the well-experienced Lufthansa Technik for the component support of our entire Boeing 777 fleet of 27 aircraft is a significant milestone in our collaborative journey. “Lufthansa Technik demonstrated professional ad-hoc support for our Boeing 777 fleet and we are delighted to strengthen this relationship further by way of this long-term agreement,” he explained. The deal in India is a continuation of Lufhansa’s maintenance arm’s global operations, following contracts in Europe with Air Serbia and the Americas with Frontier. <br/>