Lufthansa Technik AG has announced the recent signing of a contract with Austrian Airlines to provide long-term component supply for the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
Under the terms of the contract, the two companies have agreed on Total Component Support (TCS) covering up to eleven long-haul aircraft until the end of 2032. The TCS is tailored to the needs of the Austrian Airlines 787-9 fleet, which is initially being built up with seven used aircraft but will later be supplemented by four brand-new planes.
According to Lufthansa Technik, the TCS includes an “open-loop” component supply in addition to the basic MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) of aircraft parts.
For instance, if Austrian reports a defective component in one of its 787s, the airline will receive a ready-to-use replacement part from Lufthansa Technik’s global parts pool immediately, instead of having to wait for the part to be repaired.
This will reduce the downtime of the affected aircraft to a minimum, Lufthansa Technik said.
“We have had good experience with TCS for our A320 and 777 fleets for many years,” Stephan Koenen, Senior Director Engineering & Commercial at Austrian Airlines said in a statement.
“Expanding the range of services to include the Boeing 787 was therefore a logical consequence. With this contract, we are creating a high level of supply security for this aircraft type with an optimized cost position,” Koenen added.
“Due to its large quantities and global deployment, the Boeing 787 is an aircraft type where our Total Component Support can fully play to its strengths,” Kai-Stefan Röpke, Vice President Corporate Sales Europe, Middle East and Africa at Lufthansa Technik said.
“Thanks to our large pool of spare parts, we are able to provide Austrian with the right Dreamliner spare part immediately. And with our 15 parts warehouses around the world, the required component is often just a stone’s throw away. This gives Austrian Airlines the best possible component supply for its new Dreamliner fleet,” Röpke added.
Lufthansa Technik started providing services under the new 787 contract during June 2024. The company is gradually building up a stock of materials for the Dreamliners currently stationed in Vienna.
