Maintenance and Modifications
With Basel shop, LHT expands maintenance and completions
Lufthansa Technik, the MRO and completions arm of the German flag carrier, has taken over the maintenance shop of Swiss European Air Lines at Basel EuroAir

Lufthansa Technik, the MRO and completions arm of the German flag carrier, has taken over the maintenance shop of Swiss European Air Lines at Basel EuroAirport. The facility will operate as Lufthansa Technik Switzerland. Swiss is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa group.

At an inaugural reception on October 1 at Basel, LH Technik CEO August Henningsen said the move was precipitated by the fact that the Swiss maintenance shop had spare capacity, while LHT needs more space to satisfy its growing number of customers. The facility will continue to maintain the Swiss regional fleet–and the fleets of other regional airlines. However, it is expanding its service offerings. In the past the facility worked exclusively on the Saab 340 and 2000, the Avro series and Embraer 50-seaters; now it is adding the capability to maintain the Boeing 737 and A320 series, including the BBJ and ACJ versions. It also plans to offer interior refurbishment of executive aircraft, competing with Jet Aviation on its Basel doorstep.