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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 />

<strong>AviTrader</strong> <strong>MRO</strong> - January <strong>2<strong>01</strong>7</strong>

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