Lufthansa Technik Sofia provides Fleet Base Maintenance for Air Tatarstan

Air Tatarstan (based in Kazan / Tatarstan) and Lufthansa Technik Sofia have signed a ten-year contract providing Air Tatarstan with fleet base maintenance for their Airbus and Boeing 737 fleet. The fleet base maintenance agreement includes light C-Checks and heavy D-Check events.

The newly signed contract is the first agreement between Air Tatarstan and Lufthansa Technik Sofia.

Bernd Freckmann, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Sofia, said: “We are very pleased to start a new long-term cooperation with Air Tatarstan and to support them with our Fleet Base Maintenance Services. The new contract means a clear acknowledgment of the excellent professional knowledge, punctuality and flexibility of our team in Sofia and we are looking forward to intensify our partnership with Air Tatarstan in the long run.”

Ruslan Shakirov, CEO of Air Tatarstan, said: "We are very satisfied with our decision to sign a contract for base maintenance with Lufthana Technik Sofia. This is a beginning for a long-term partnership, which will be beneficial for both sides. We are convinced that performing base maintenance checks at Lufthansa Technik Sofia will significantly improve the reliability of our fleet, as this is a high quality rated maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) station within the Lufthansa Technik AG and one of the best MRO’s worldwide. "

Air Tatarstan was founded 1993 and is operating regional and international flights. The contract includes fleet base maintenance for one Airbus A319 and five Boeing 737 Classic aircraft.