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MRO BRIEFS

MRO BRIEFS

LTT and APFT
Maintenance Training
Ink Deal

LUFThAnSA TEChnICAL TRAInInG
(LTT) and the APFT Maintenance
Training (APFT) aviation school have
signed a contract for the training of
aviation technicians in Kuala Lumpur.
Over a period of five years, about 400
trainees from APFT – Maintenance
Training will be trained and qualified
as aircraft mechanics (CAT A 1.1)
according to EASA specifications.
Dato Faruk Othmann, Director of
APFT, said: “APFT through its flight
school Asia Pacific Flight Training have
been conducting pilot training and now
is expanding into Engineering training
through its Maintenance training
school. We believe that this agreement
with LTT will benefit not only the
students but the aviation industry in
the region as well.”
Andreas Kaden, Managing Director
of Lufthansa Technical Training,
Turkish Technic Inc. and Honeywell Expand Ties added: “This is a major success for us
in the booming but highly competitive
TURkISh TEChnIC AUThORIzEd TO global airlines requiring 131-9B APU aviation training segment in Asia.
carry out full-servicing and testing for MRO services.” This long-term contract gives both
all Honeywell auxiliary power units on The new contract builds on the parties the security they need for their
Boeing 737 aircraft. existing agreement between the two planning and allows the Malaysian
Turkish Technic Inc., the companies to deliver industry-standard aviation industry to benefit from LTT’s
maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and round-the-clock MRO services many years of international experience
arm of Turkish Airlines, and Honeywell to the airlines based in Turkey, and in technical training programs.”
Aerospace have extended their long expands the authorization to worldwide Starting in January 2015, training
term aftermarket partnership. Based coverage to provide airlines around the staff from the LTT subsidiary Lufthansa
at Istanbul’s Atatürk and Sabiha Gokcen world with fast, state-of-the-art and Technical Training Philippines (LTTP)
Airports, Turkish Technic Inc. will now authorised servicing capabilities. under Jochen Harms (General
offer depot-level MRO services for all “Turkey is one of Europe’s fastest Manager) will conduct lessons in
Honeywell 131-9B APUs on Boeing 737 growing hubs for global air traffic, and theory and practice with the EASA-
aircraft worldwide. its aerospace industry must continue approved LTT instructional materials
“As the reliance on MRO facilities to grow its engineering capabilities to and administer the exams as well. LTT
for faster turnaround times increases, support passenger demand,” said Orhan experts will also evaluate the exams
airlines are increasingly looking to Genis, president of Turkey and Central and issue the certificates.
repair and replace components during Asia, Honeywell. “The evolution of our Training takes place at the facilities
scheduled checks,” said Ahmet Karaman, partnership with Turkish Technic Inc. of APFT – Maintenance Training.
CEO of Turkish Technic Inc. “Under this demonstrates our ongoing commitment After successful completion of the
contract, we will be able to provide faster to, and investment in, our global training, graduates can apply with the
servicing for aircrafts at Istanbul Atatürk customers in the region and ensures European Aviation Safety Agency or
and Sabiha Gokcen Airports across a that airlines operating in this fast growth one of the national authorities for an
greater range of components, and offer market can get fast access to the services EASA CAT A 1.1 license after another 3
commercial benefits to reduce costs for they need to keep their fleets flying.” years of on-the-job training.

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