AviTrader MRO Magazine 2017-01
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Company Profile: Lufthansa Technik Malta<br />
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Maltese speciality<br />
Lufthansa Technik Malta was established in 2002.<br />
Photo: LTM<br />
Back in 2002, Lufthansa Technik AG and Air Malta established<br />
an <strong>MRO</strong> service facility based at Malta International<br />
Airport in Luqua, consequently known as Lufthansa Technik<br />
Malta (LTM).<br />
Initially specialising in C Checks and comprehensive aircraft modifications,<br />
the company has now significantly expanded its service<br />
portfolio following the construction of a 64,000-square-meter<br />
hangar complex.<br />
Since taking over as the new CEO at LTM around October last<br />
year, Marcus Motschenbacher, tells <strong>AviTrader</strong> <strong>MRO</strong> that he very<br />
content with the job largely due to having a good team around<br />
him. “Both the management as well as the technical expertise of<br />
the staff have positively surprised me. A real grown and matured<br />
company with a solid customer base and a dedication to the customers’<br />
needs,” says Motschenbacher.<br />
He described a strong desire and determination to achieve success<br />
at the facility saying his ambition would be to make the company<br />
the first choice for investment in Lufthansa Technik’s base<br />
maintenance network along with controlled profitable growth in<br />
the services offered.<br />
The strategically favourable location in the Mediterranean region<br />
of southern Europe, with its proximity to Africa and to the Arabian<br />
Peninsula, supposedly gives Lufthansa Technik Malta a special<br />
role within the Lufthansa Group.<br />
Motschenbacher agrees and says Malta is a popular choice for<br />
Airbus widebody maintenance including the A330s, A340-200,<br />
-300, -500 and -600 with all engine types. Expertise in A320 and<br />
B737 work is also significant.<br />
“We perform all types of maintenance [heavy and light base maintenance],<br />
structural modifications, cabin modifications and every<br />
work that requires more than just hands on work, for instance<br />
combined with engineering and demanding logistics,” Motschenbacher<br />
explains.<br />
Malta is in fact an interesting location for an <strong>MRO</strong> base as it has<br />
a very favourable climate, not only meteorologically, but more<br />
importantly from a business and investment perspective. “With<br />
excellent spoken English, continental law, a skilled young and motivated<br />
work force which naturally has a problem-solving technical<br />
inclination and a welcoming and open minded population, both<br />
investors and customers feel equally welcome here.”<br />
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