Lufthansa Technik and Japan Airlines (JAL) have extended their Total Component Support (TCS) agreement for the carrier’s Boeing 787 fleet, while also signing a new contract covering GEnx-1B engine thrust reversers and inlet cowls.
The renewed TCS agreement will run for at least another five years and potentially through 2036, covering up to 67 Boeing 787s. The scope has also been expanded to include additional part numbers.
Under the agreement, Lufthansa Technik provides maintenance, reliability management and logistics services for a wide range of components installed on JAL’s Dreamliners, alongside access to its global spare parts pool.
The companies have also signed a five-year contract for exclusive spare and repair support for Boeing 787 GEnx-1B engine thrust reversers and inlet cowls. Services will be provided by Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen.
The latest agreements build on a relationship between Lufthansa Technik and JAL spanning almost two decades.
Their first Boeing 787 TCS agreement was signed in 2011, followed by a TCS agreement covering JAL’s Airbus A350 fleet in 2018 and an A350 auxiliary power unit MRO agreement in 2019.
Lufthansa Technik also provides single component maintenance support for JAL’s Boeing fleet, while Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen has supported the airline with airframe-related component services since 2007.
Kyohei Takizawa, vice president of aircraft and engineering procurement at Japan Airlines, said: “In rapidly changing times, we are once again recognizing the importance of maintaining and further developing long-standing partnerships built on trust.
“Lufthansa Technik has been a trustful partner for Japan Airlines for almost two decades, consistently delivering high-quality component support across a growing range of capabilities. The contracts signed today reflect our confidence in that partnership and our shared commitment to operational excellence.”
Dennis Kohr, senior vice president corporate sales Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Technik, said the agreements demonstrated the companies’ “mutual trust, consistent service quality, and the ability to grow together”.
He added: “We look forward to continuing this collaboration over the next decade and to securing the availability and airworthiness of Japan Airlines’ Boeing 787 fleet for years to come.”
The news was announced during the Aviation Week MRO Asia-Pacific 2026 event in Singapore.
