SINGAPORE: AirAsia X, the low-cost long-haul airline, has appointed Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) as its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider.

Both parties signed an agreement on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow at the Changi Exhibition Centre yesterday for the LTP to provide MRO services for AirAsia X’s fleet of eight Airbus aircraft comprising A330s and A340s for three years beginning next month.

The services will be provided at LTP facility in Manila. LTP is a subsidiary of Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik AG, the world’s largest MRO provider.

AirAsia X is an affiliate of short-haul carrier, AirAsia, Asia’s leading and largest low-cost airline.

“With LTP on board to provide expert MRO services, we are able to continue providing safe flights and ensure that our aircraft are kept in an optimum condition,” said AirAsia X engineering head Anaz Ahmad Tajuddin. — Bernama

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