Low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has awarded Lufthansa Technik a comprehensive base maintenance contract for its growing Airbus A320 family fleet.

The three-year agreement includes more than 60 checks on A320ceo, A320neo and A321neo aircraft for the Turkish airline.

All contracted services will be performed within a dedicated overhaul line at Lufthansa Technik Sofia.

Şerife Akın, senior purchasing director at Pegasus Airlines, said: “The newly concluded contract and thus the long-term intensification of our cooperation with Lufthansa Technik gives us flexibility and at the same time guarantees our high-quality standards

“With our dedicated overhaul line at Lufthansa Technik Sofia, we are now optimally positioned for the coming years. It supports our goal to be one of the leading low-cost airlines in the industry, streamlining air travel and offering affordable fares to our valued customers.”

Marcus Motschenbacher, vice president and chief commercial officer of aircraft maintenance services at Lufthansa Technik, said: “We already have a close and trustful collaboration with Pegasus Airlines, which enables us to respond individually to their needs, and we are honoured to expand our successful business relationship.”

In recent years Lufthansa Technik has provided Pegasus Airlines with landing gear services and shorter collaborations for base maintenance services. In the latter service, the new contract now marks the first-ever multi-year agreement between the two partners.

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