• Czech carrier signs five year Total Component Support (TCS®) contract for 30 aircraft

Czech airline Smartwings and Lufthansa Technik have signed a five years comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline's fleet of 30 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Support for the aircraft has already started.

Luděk Stašek, Technical Director of Smartwings, says: "We are very pleased that Lufthansa Technik supports us in component support for our 737NG fleet. We have worked together with Lufthansa Technik already in the past and are looking forward to further deepening this successful cooperation."

"We are happy to continue our partnership with Smartwings by supporting its 737NG fleet. By additionnally supporting these aircraft, Lufthansa Technik can further enhance the supply and logistics to ensure optimal material availability for Smartwings' overall fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft." says Ifezue Bertold Mordi,, Senior Sales Executive of Lufthansa Technik.

With the Total Component Support TCS® agreement, Smartwings benefits from an individual supply concept that enables short and rapid transport paths. The new contract includes component MRO services and pool access as well as component delivery to selected international airports within Europe.

Lufthansa Technik already provides comprehensive engine services for Smartwings' CFM56-7B powered Boeing 737NG-fleet as well as Total Components Support services for Smartwings' B737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Smartwings:

Smartwings is the biggest Czech air carrier belonging to Smartwings Group. Smartwings aircraft fly to more than 400 airports on four continents. Smartwings operates scheduled flights, charter flights, private flights of business jet category and ACMI leases. Apart from the Czech market, Smartwings is also present on the market in Slovakia, Poland and Hungary where the company has its subsidiary companies. Besides scheduled and charter flights, Smartwings also provides a wide range of special flights for renowned international companies, major humanitarian, and sports organizations worldwide. Smartwings is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and is certified IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit), representing the most advanced standards of operational safety and quality in air transport.