The Swiss airline Zimex Aviation Ltd and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey have signed an exclusive five-year contract for the maintenance of eight PW124B engines from the Canadian manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney. The engines are installed in ATR 72 aircraft.

With this new contract, Zimex Aviation and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey are expanding partnership further. “On the basis of Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey’s many years of experience in the maintenance of PW124B engines and the compilation of individual customer solutions for planned and unplanned events, we can offer our customers the highest standards of adherence to deadlines and reliability,” says Hugo Kopp, CEO of Zimex Aviation.

“We are delighted to have this opportunity to take on the PW124B engine maintenance for Zimex,” comments Martin Hach, COO of Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey. “We know that reliability is a fundamental key factor for airlines. It is therefore a matter of course for us that we guarantee Zimex the highest possible availability of their aircraft engines.”