Turkish Technic, a Turkish Airlines group company and Citilink, the successful southeast Asian low-cost carrier of the Garuda Indonesia group, recently signed an Airbus A320 component support agreement. The signing ceremony was held at MRO Middle East in Dubai. The deal was signed between Citilink CEO Albert Burhan and Turkish Technic CEO Ahmet Karaman. The agreement comprises component supply and repair on part number basis. Components will be supplied from Istanbul main base and Turkish Technic pooling stations in Middle East as well as Jakarta main base. Repair work of the components will be done at the Turkish Technic sites in Istanbul, Turkey. The contract also aims at business development with GMF Aero Asia - one of the largest aircraft maintenance facilities in Asia - as vendor and capability development for GMF, to support the Citilink–Turkish Technic contract. Albert Burhan expressed Citilink's trust in Turkish Technic's quality of services, appreciating the support of one of the leading MRO providers of the world. Burhan also added: “We are so glad for being provided high quality services of Turkish Technic which will support component supply to our Airbus A320 technical operations. After the assessment process we agreed that it is the most ideal solution for us.” Karaman said: “We thank Citilink for choosing Turkish Technic for their component support services. This is a bold step we have achieved in 2015 after a succession of pool contracts in 2014, and we keep broadening our component pooling in South East Asia. We have reached a fleet size of more than 500 aircraft in the component pool market.” Citilink operates from Jakarta and two main hubs in Surubaya and Batam in Indonesia, providing ultimate flying experience with affordable rates. Citilink operates with a fleet comprising 33 Airbus A320, with further orders in the pipeline. Citilink provides scheduled domestic flights as well as international routes. Turkish Technic, an association of Turkish Airlines group companies (Istanbul Stock Exchange: THYAO), is the leading maintenance center in its region, providing technical services for airframe, engine, APU and components for a wide range of airlines from Europe, Middle East, Asia, CIS and Northern Africa at its bases in Istanbul, with a highly qualified and well-trained workforce of over 5000 personnel together with Turkish HABOM Inc., a Turkish Airlines group MRO company. — SG
