Juneyao, Lufthansa Technik partner on engine MRO

China’s Juneyao Group and Lufthansa Technik have signed a deal for comprehensive engine overhaul services, marking the first long-term partnership of its kind between the companies. Covering more than 40 engine events of both Juneyao Air, the group’s legacy carrier, and 9 Air, its low-fare subsidiary, the CFM56 agreement features a range of services including overhauls, condition monitoring, and engineering consultation. This represents the largest engine services commitment in Lufthansa Technik’s history in China. Under the agreement, the services will be carried out at Lufthansa Technik’s engine shop in Hamburg, Germany, for a combined fleet of CFM56-5B engines for Juneyao Air and CFM56-7B engines for 9 Air, ensuring peak operational readiness for both carriers. This new partnership builds upon more than a decade of successful collaboration between Lufthansa Technik and Juneyao Group across multiple service areas, including Single Component Maintenance and Mobile Engine Services. With the latest agreement, the cooperation now extends into full engine overhaul support. “We require a dependable and experienced partner to support our high-performance operations, especially during peak travel periods. Based on numerous positive experiences with Lufthansa Technik, we have placed our trust in their expertise. To ensure stable operations and seamless technical processes, it is essential for us to collaborate with a reliable partner, and we are looking forward to strengthening this cooperation even further,” said Junjin Wang, Chairman of Juneyao Group. Dennis Kohr, Senior Vice President Corporate Sales Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Technik, commented: “Winning Juneyao Group as our partner for these exclusive long-term agreements is a tremendous honour and milestone for Lufthansa Technik. This partnership represents our largest commitment in China to date and demonstrates the trust that one of the country’s most dynamic aviation groups places in our engine maintenance expertise. We are excited to support both Juneyao Air and 9 Air in maintaining their operational excellence as they continue to grow and serve their passengers.” AFI KLM E&M, Air Mauritius sign deal for components, APU support Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Air Mauritius are delighted to announce a multi-year extension of their agreement covering full pool and repair component support and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) support for Air Mauritius’ Airbus A350 fleet. Ravindranath Ramroop, Head of Technical Services of Air Mauritius, stated: “AFI KLM E&M has been a trusted partner for so many years now in supporting our A350 operations. The extension of this agreement underscores our confidence in their capacities. We are eager to continue this productive collaboration and unlock further operational excellence.”  Pierre Teboul, Senior Vice President Commercial at AFI KLM E&M, commented: “We are proud to continue supporting Air Mauritius and their A350 fleet. This renewed agreement reflects the strength of the long-standing relationship between our teams and our shared commitment to operational reliability. We look forward to pursuing this collaboration and supporting Air Mauritius in the continued success of their operations.” For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Matt Driskill at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Head of Sales Sally Passey at [email protected]