EASYJET
“ Our contract is structured in such a way that it anticipates that we will add aircrafts to the fleet . Once they are in operation the contract kicks in ,” says Margeirsson .
“ Our contract with AJW covers purchasing , repair management and logistics . They handle our purchasing activities for material required for the aircraft we currently have in operation . Also they do the repair management of our rotables , which means once the component comes off the aircraft it is sent to AJW who then prepare the required documents and route the component for repair . “ Within our contract we have items that are included in our rates with AJW ,” he continues . “ There are occasions where we don ' t have that included so we will cover those costs , on a time and material basis . The same goes in terms of logistics .” Whilst it is clear that easyJet demands a lot from its suppliers , it continues to place pressure on itself to drive results . Partnering with Lufthansa to support its maintenance and logistics services further ,
the German company supports easyJet ’ s inventory in Berlin .
“ With the addition of Air Berlin operation we are foreseeing that Berlin will be one of our biggest hub , therefore we have been working with Lufthansa Technik Logistics Services to have the require material on site in Berlin . We send our own inventory out there , they will receive it into the
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