Warsaw, 26 July 2012 LOT Polish Airlines has signed an agreement, on the basis of which Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) Company of Great Britain will service the Polish carrier ís Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

LOT Polish Airlines chose the independent company Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), which has received many awards, as the main contractor for line service of the eight Boeing 787s the first of which is to be delivered in November this year.

In accordance with the conditions of the agreement, MAEL ís highly experienced engineers will establish a line service base in Warsaw, and will also provide technical support for aircraft operations to LOT in destination airports.

Furthermore, the British firm will work alongside AFI KLM E&M (Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance), which signed an agreement with LOT a few days earlier for the provision of replacement parts for the Boeing 787s.

“Dreamliners are highly technologically advanced ñ they are the worldís most cutting-edge aircraft. For that reason, they require highly qualified engineers, computer technicians and modern methods and tools for technical service. Monarch meets all of these requirements and ensures our Dreamliners will be cared for to the highest standard,” says Tomasz Balcerzak, Board Member for Operations and Maintenance at LOT Polish Airlines.

Ian Bartholomew, Sales and Marketing Director of Monarch Aircraft Engineering comments: “Monarch is extremely pleased to have been awarded such a prestigious contract with LOT Polish Airlines the first European operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and is further evidence of its intention to grow its MRO business and introduce new technology aircraft to its capability.”

The contractís provisions also provide the possibility of the involvement of local service organisations including LOT AMS and CEES in the extraordinary undertaking that is posed by servicing these next-generation aircraft.

LOT Polish Airlines is one of the oldest airlines in the world. It has been connecting Poland with the rest of the world since 1929. Now planes in LOT colours fly to nearly 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia. Many of LOT’s pilots are among the European and World Champions in several types of aviation sports. Since 2003 LOT is a member of Star Alliance whose network currently offers more than 21,500 daily flights to 1,356 airports in 193 countries all over the world. In 2012 LOT will take delivery of the most modern aircraft the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.