Airlines
Lufthansa Technik, Malaysia Airlines Negotiate Maintenance JV
Companies to establish regional “center of excellence”

Lufthansa Technik and Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad have signed a tentative agreement in Kuala Lumpur on a strategic partnership framework for a joint venture (JV) to establish a regional maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, the German company announced Wednesday. The MRO facility, expected to open in 2017, would operate alongside Malaysia Airlines’ existing facilities at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and provide service for Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s.