Boeing, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik signed a tripartite agreement to support the new German P-8A Poseidon fleet. With the new agreement, Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik will be the team responsible for executing the P-8A sustainment program in Germany.
“We are expanding our partnership with ESG and Lufthansa Technik in the form of a three-party agreement that will allow us to best support our German customer and the operational needs of the German Navy”, said Indra Duivenvoorde, Senior Director, Boeing Government Services Europe & Israel. “This partnership demonstrates our commitment to directly supporting our customer locally with German industry primes”.
The new agreement builds on two Memoranda of Understanding that were signed separately with ESG and Lufthansa Technik in 2021 and now involves all three parties, outlining additional details regarding each company’s role in the German P-8A program.
«This agreement underlines our joint performance promise and our commitment to provide the Bundeswehr with urgently needed capabilities”, said Christoph Otten, CEO ESG. “At the same time, we see this as a special obligation to proactively contribute our capabilities and competencies to the programme as a long-standing technology and innovation partner of the German Armed Forces and the Naval Aviation Command, particularly in the areas of systems integration, aviation certification or secure communication”.
With the formalization of this new industrial partnership, Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik will provide support in all areas of maintenance and training, which will bring maximum operational readiness to the German Navy’s P-8A fleet.
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«The three companies complement each other in an excellent way. This enables us to offer the best possible service level over the entire life cycle of the aircraft,” commented Michael von Puttkamer, Vice President Special Aircraft Services at Lufthansa Technik. ”We are very much looking forward to further cooperation with our partners».
First deliveries in Germany are scheduled for 2024 and Boeing estimates that the P-8A program will employ up to 250 people in Germany.
