EPCOR will provide Lufthansa’s first Boeing 787-9 aircraft fleet with APS5000 APUs and will handle all warranty repairs concerned which will also include an availability solution.
Lufthansa has entered into an exclusive agreement with EPCOR, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for operators and lessors around the globe. According to the agreement, EPCOR will provide the German airline’s first Boeing 787-9 aircraft fleet with APS5000 Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). Lufthansa took the delivery of its first Dreamliner in August 2022, with four more aircraft expected in the future.
“More and more 787 operators choose EPCOR for our APS5000 service. This motivates us even more to keep investing in the best customer experience, performance, and engineering expertise,” said Rob van de Graaf Commercial Director, EPCOR.
Lufthansa has placed a total order for more than 30 Dreamliners to strengthen the airline’s wide-body fleet. As a subsidiary of Air France Industries-KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and as the center for specialized APU maintenance, EPCOR will handle all warranty repairs on the APS5000s concerned which will also include an available solution.
“As we introduce this new widebody aircraft to our fleet, we were looking for a proven quality APU support solution to maximize the availability of our 787s: EPCOR’s track record on this product is very impressive, and we have every confidence in their ability to deliver the high level of service we expect,” said Binoj Sebastian, Senior Director, Lufthansa Airlines.
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s APS5000 was designed and developed for Boeing 787 jet and it is the quietest APU in its class, with the lowest emissions in the industry. EPCOR currently is one of only three workshops in the world which are licensed to overhaul and repair the APS5000 Auxiliary Power Units (APU). Approximately around 40% of the 787 APUs around the globe are supported at EPCOR’s shop at Amsterdam International Airport in Schiphol.
“It is always a great honor to welcome a major airline among our customers. We hope that this first collaboration will convince Lufthansa of the excellence and relevance of our APU services, and open the door to a long-term partnership around the APUs of its young and growing 787 fleet,” said Dominik Wiener-Silva, Managing Director, EPCOR.
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Lufthansa Airlines is the largest airline in Germany and one of the largest airlines in the world. Lufthansa Airlines carries more than 70M passengers on over 500.000 flights per year to more than 200 destinations in over 80 via the primary hubs at Frankfurt and Munich airports. Lufthansa Airlines operates a fleet of about 370 planes and is a founding member of the Star Alliance.
