Uzbekistan Airways Signs Component Support With Lufthansa Technik to 2035

Uzbekistan Airways has signed a long-term component support agreement with Lufthansa Technik covering its Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A320ceo/neo fleets. The contract, announced on 14 September 2026, runs through 2035.

Scope of the Agreement

Lufthansa Technik will provide comprehensive component support for the two fleets, including access to a component pool and spare-parts supply. The aim, according to the announcement, is fast access to replacement parts so that aircraft stay reliable and available across the airline’s network.

Pool-based component support lets an operator avoid holding a full inventory of rotable parts itself. When a unit is removed, a serviceable replacement is shipped from the pool while the removed item goes into repair, which shortens aircraft-on-ground time and spreads the cost of stock across many customers.

No financial value, fleet size or component count was disclosed.

Two Types, One Provider

The agreement spans a widebody and a single-aisle family, both of which Uzbekistan Airways flies. The airline serves Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, and Lufthansa Technik describes the deal as supporting its modernisation and expansion strategy.

Covering both the 787 and the A320 family under one contract simplifies logistics and contract management for a mid-sized fleet. It also gives the airline a defined support horizon of roughly nine years for planning.

Three Decades of Support

Lufthansa Technik says it has supported Uzbekistan Airways since 1993, when the carrier’s first Airbus A310-300 joined the fleet. The new agreement extends that relationship across the airline’s current mix of types.

What It Signals

For European and Asian MROs, Central Asia is a growing source of component and engine work as carriers in the region renew fleets with 787 and A320neo-family aircraft. Long-dated pool contracts of this kind give providers stable volumes and let them plan stock levels well ahead.

Lufthansa Technik has been active with similar contracts elsewhere this month, including a renewed 787 component deal with Japan Airlines announced on 23 September.

What Component Pool Support Means Day to Day

Component pool support works on an exchange basis. When a line mechanic removes a faulty unit from a 787 or A320, the airline requests a serviceable replacement from the provider’s pool and returns the removed unit for repair. Because the airline does not own the stock, it avoids the capital tied up in holding spares for two very different aircraft types.

The arrangement is most useful at outstations. A carrier flying from Tashkent to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific cannot carry every part everywhere, and guaranteed access to a global pool reduces the risk that a single missing unit grounds an aircraft away from base.

The announcement also leaves several details open, including the number of component part numbers in scope, the pricing model and whether engine or airframe work is included. Component pool support, as described, is limited to the pool and spare-parts supply.