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Wizz Air Signs Up with Lufthansa
Technik Budapest
Lufthansa Technik Budapest (LTB) will
Aircraft Propeller Service Develops Unique Hub Repair Solution commence line maintenance services for
Aircraft Propeller Service, has developed an commitment to our customers. They the A320 fleet of Hungarian airline Wizz Air,
innovative brush-plating repair solution for developed a process that not only increases at Budapest and Debrecen, from February
a damaged, Cad-plated steel torque plate the lifespan of a critical component, but also this year. Lufthansa Technik Budapest will
on propeller hubs. The new solution reduces delivers significant savings directly to our undertake the maintenance work at the two
the repair cost on damaged Cad-plated customers’ maintenance budgets. These locations, as also the full responsibility of
steel by one-third. There is a tremendous efforts make APS and our customers more managing the Wizz Air hangar at Budapest
environmental benefit as well as the re- competitive.” Older plates were Cad-plated, airport.
plating now allows the use of the old parts, unlike newer torque plates, which are un- Wizz Air Chief Executive Officer József
which delivers a significant energy saving plated. Hence for the older parts there was Váradi said: “Line maintenance services
when compared to what is required to no approved way to re-use the part once the are a key part of Wizz Air operations and
produce a new part. Cad plating is damaged. With OEM approval LTB has played a large role in making sure
APS Vice President of Sales and for this repair process, customers will be able we maintain our stellar operational record.
Marketing Dennis Santare said, “I have to derive cost savings by repairing the par They perform consistently at the level that
to hand it to our technical team for their instead of being forced to acquire a new one. meets our high standards for reliability and
quality and they continue to manage the
increased workscope resulting from our
Ameco Completes Five Boeing growth while maintaining a competitive
757-200 Conversions price. That allows us to keep our fares low
Chinese MRO provider, Ameco has and attractive to our customers in the
announced that the completion of five region.”
Boeing 757-200 freighter conversions by “We feel really honoured to expand our
its Chengdu Branch, located in Shuangliu services in Budapest in line with Wizz Air’s
International Airport. The fifth freighter growth rate. We started to work together
conversation was completed in December with Wizz Air more than ten years ago from
2015 for SF Airlines, a subsidiary of SF the very moment of its foundation when the
Express. It was the third such aircraft for airline operated only two aircraft. We hope
SF Airlines. In a statement, Ameco said the to celebrate with Wizz Air the takeover of
converted freighter were demonstrating its 100th aircraft during the period of the
good performance in flight tests. Ameco’s just signed contract,” said Dietmar Focke,
Chengdu Branch completed its first CEO of Lufthansa Technik Budapest, when
passenger-to-cargo conversion on Boeing the contract was announced in November
757-200 in May of 2014. last year.
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