Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico celebrates grand opening of new facility

In a Grand Opening ceremony Lufthansa Technik and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have now celebrated the achievement of the operational status of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR). On the occasion of the arrival of the first A320 from JetBlue Airways, the second launching customer of LTPR, a further overhaul line of the facility was opened on-time. Currently, LTPR employs more than 200 people at Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla. When reaching the final configuration of five overhaul lines in early 2017, LTPR will offer up to 400 highly qualified jobs for local employees. From 2017 on, the company will also offer overhaul services for the Boeing 737 family in addition to the Airbus A320 family.