long-term contract for technology components supply

SAS and Lufthansa sign long-term contract for technology supply components

- Total Component Support TCS ® for the entire fleet
- Spare parts supply of home sites

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has signed with Lufthansa Technik AG signed a contract to supply components for its entire fleet of 140 aircraft. The contract with a term of seven years from 15 Effective March 2013. Spare parts are delivered to the home bases of the airline in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. The contract also includes IT integration for the electronic exchange of orders and process data between the two partners. Thus, further productivity gains are possible for both partners.

Lufthansa Technik on their locations, repairs and spare parts inventory of the components. In addition to the 24/7 AOG Desk at Lufthansa Technik SAS Scandinavian Airlines will be supported with a specially created for the airline customer service.

"We are very pleased with this agreement. It gives us a high quality and reliable supply for the coming years. I look forward to a long and successful cooperation with Lufthansa Technik, "said Flemming Jensen, Executive Vice President, Head of Operations at SAS Scandinavian Airlines.


August Wilhelm Henningsen, Chairman of the Board of Lufthansa Technik, added: "I am very proud that we were able to complete this comprehensive and very important agreement with SAS Scandinavian Airlines. This clearly shows that Lufthansa Technik also in a very competitive price and specific market such as Europe can offer attractive prices and services. As a strong partner, we will provide an optimal supply components to SAS to support them in their flight operations. "

As part of the TCS ® contract, the experts at Lufthansa Technik, the daily supply of components to ensure SAS in all aspects.

SAS:

SAS Scandinavian Airlines is Northern Europe's largest airline with more than 900 daily flights to 150 destinations around the world. Together with 26 partners of Star Alliance, a total of more than 1,000 destinations served worldwide in 175 countries. Scandinavian Airlines operates 138 aircraft: a fleet of 10 long-haul, 116 short-haul regional aircraft and twelve.

Lufthansa Technik:

The Lufthansa Technik Group, with over 30 subsidiaries and affiliated companies and more than 26,000 employees worldwide aviation industry the leading manufacturer-independent providers of services. The offer of Lufthansa Technik covers the entire spectrum of services for commercial aircraft in the areas of maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and conversion, engines and components.