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Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) - 51% ownership of Lufthansa Technik, 49% ownership of MacroAsia Corporation. It is a globally competitive company offering aircraft and engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul, with airline clients from almost all parts of the world including Philippine Airlines. On March 12, 2024, Elmar Lutter, Lufthansa ...
Puerto Rico - Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico was the first center for maintenance, repair, and refurbishing of commercial airliners opened by Lufthansa in the Americas. This facility is located in the town of Aguadilla , in northwestern Puerto Rico, and employs 200 technical workers.
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) (formerly PAL Technical Center) was founded in 2000 as a joint venture of German firm Lufthansa Technik (51%) and Philippine aviation service provider MacroAsia Corporation (49%). Lufthansa Technik Philippines offers customers aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services.
On March 12, 2024, Elmar Lutter, Lufthansa Technik Philippines President announced the groundbreaking project of the P8.4-billion ($150 million) hangar facility at Clark International Airport. Its planned second hangar was unveiled during the Philippine officials' Berlin , Germany visit, led by President Bongbong Marcos and Alfredo E. Pascual .
Aircraft of Philippine Airlines parked next to the maintenance hangars of Lufthansa Technik Philippines. The entire Philippine Airlines fleet of Airbus and Boeing jets were formerly maintained in-house at the PAL Technical Center, which consisted of two hangars. The hangars contained an engine overhaul shop, two engine test cells, and test shops.
Hawker Pacific Aerospace (HPA) is an aircraft maintenance company which offers landing gear and hydraulic maintenance, repair and overhaul services for all major aircraft types, including all current Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and Embraer models, as well as helicopters.
In June 2015, Philippine Airlines renewed its partnership with Lufthansa Technik Philippines for a two-year base and heavy maintenance checks for its Airbus fleet. [90] An Airbus A321 of Philippine Airlines with the '75' decal at Narita International Airport. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, PAL placed a '75' decal on its planes.
The name "Philippines", instead of "Philippine Airlines", is to denote that PAL is the primary flag carrier of the Philippines. However, this sometimes leads to confusion that a PAL plane, especially when chartered by the President for official or state visits, is, in fact, the official air transport of the Philippine head of state .