Dubai-based Emirates is turning to Turkish Airlines for maintenance and repair services for a handful of its Boeing 777 airplanes. On Monday, Turkish Airlines confirmed that Turkish Technic, the carrier’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) center, will provide the services.
The company has already begun maintenance operations on one aircraft, with the others to start in the next few months. A senior Turkish Technic official said the collaboration with Emirates begins a long-lasting partnership.
“Best-in-class”
Emirates, which has the world’s largest 777 fleet, has made an agreement with Turkish Technic, one of the world’s biggest aircraft maintenance-repair service suppliers. Under the terms of the deal, Turkish Technic will perform base maintenance services on five Emirates 777 aircraft.
According to Turkish Airlines, the base maintenance operation of the first triple-seven has already commenced at Turkish Technic’s Istanbul Ataturk Airport facilities on April 1st. The other aircraft within the scope of the agreement will undergo base maintenance operations at the same facility in Istanbul in the upcoming months.
Mikail Akbulut, the CEO of Turkish Technic spoke about the new agreement.
“We are delighted that Emirates has entrusted us with the base maintenance operations for five of their Boeing 777 aircraft. As a leading maintenance, repair and overhaul provider of comprehensive aircraft and component services, we are committed to delivering the best-in-class MRO services for our customers. We believe this agreement marks the beginning of a long-standing partnership with Emirates.”
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About Turkish Technic
Turkish Technic is a one-stop MRO company with high-quality service, competitive turnaround times, and comprehensive in-house capabilities. The company said it provides maintenance, repair, overhaul, engineering, modification, tailor-made PBH, and reconfiguration services to many domestic and international customers at its state-of-the-art hangars in five locations across two continents.
“We conduct A, B, C, and D maintenance works for all aircrafts found in our capabilities through holding international maintenance certificates (EASA, FAA), latest tecnological equipments, a personnel count of more than 9,000 staff and with competent workers who are experts in their respective fields,” the company said.
Along with performing aircraft base maintenance services Turkish Technic provides various quality and reliable services such as aircraft painting, line maintenance and business jet maintenance, and cabin renewal. Additionally, the maintenance operations are rigorously conducted that suits its customer’s needs and requests.
A hint to joining an alliance?
The new partnership between Star Alliance carrier Turkish Airlines and Emirates could be a sign of a future announcement from Emirates.
Last week, the United Arab Emirates flag carrier started its codeshare partnership with Chicago-based United Airlines, also part of the Star Alliance. The codeshare agreement means that Emirates passengers flying to the US can access more than 150 destinations within United Airlines’ extensive domestic network.
According to Travel Daily, the Turkish Technic aircraft maintenance agreement signed just a few days after beginning the codeshare deal with United could be an indicator that Emirates may once again consider joining the Star Alliance.
Emirates has previously collaborated with other airlines but is not currently a member of any of the three global airline alliances – oneworld, SkyTeam, or Star Alliance.
Source: Travel Daily