LHT, Oman Air form mx venture
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman Air to create the maintenance specialist’s first joint venture in the Midd

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman Air to create the maintenance specialist’s first joint venture in the Middle East, with plans for building a hangar at Muscat airport. Operations are expected to start in 2012, when the hangar will be able to accommodate two widebody and two narrowbody aircraft. Some 300 technicians are to work there.

The Germany-based MRO group will perform maintenance up to C checks on Airbus A330s and Boeing 737s, as well as Embraer and ATR models for Oman Air and others. Under a separate contract, LHT (Stand A220) will provide 15 C checks on Oman Air 737s starting in January.