19 November 2019: Investment in local workforce and increasing customer base has put Lufthansa Technik Middle East (LTME) on an upward growth trajectory. The company not only expanded its production capacity, product and capabilities portfolio but also greatly increased its workforce at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub at Dubai South Airport (DWC).
The recruitment of local talent was done in collaboration with universities such as the Emirates Aviation University in Dubai and the American University of Sharjah.
Gulf Air's Chief Technical Officer Jamal Hashim commented: "Gulf Air is committed to achieving technical excellence in aircraft maintenance. LTME's vast experience and high quality technical expertise in the areas of maintenance is the primary reason we selected the company as Gulf Air's ad-hoc repair service provider for such critical items like radomes. Secondly, their close proximity to Bahrain has the added benefit that our parts will no longer have to leave the region for maintenance, thereby improving efficiency, decreasing turnaround time, reducing logistic charges and ultimately lowering Gulf Air's operational costs while maintaining the highest quality of safety standards."
"The establishment and further expansion of Lufthansa Technik Middle East is progressing well. Our new facility inaugurated two years ago has significantly strengthened our footprint in the region," said Ziad Al Hazmi, Chief Executive Officer of LTME. "With ongoing investments in our local product and capabilities portfolio as well as in the local people, we are looking forward to even further expand our contribution to this important region."
With the addition of Airframe Related Components (ARC) and flight control repair capabilities and an extended spare parts pool for engine nacelles of the Boeing 787, LTME's local product portfolio is tremendously improved. In addition, they also offers ARC support, AOG (Aircraft-On-Ground) support and engine wash services as well as a local material support desk. The material pool in Dubai now covers parts and components for the Boeing 787, 777 and the Airbus A320 and A350 families.