Strong Partnership for Great Ambitions: Riyadh Air Teams Up With Lufthansa Technik

November 18, 2025

Riyadh Air, an ambitious new national carrier founded in line with the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia’s Vision 2030, has teamed up with Lufthansa Technik for a comprehensive set of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services as the airline commenced operations. A ceremonial signing took place today at the Dubai Airshow for Lufthansa Technik to support Riyadh Air over the next ten years with Total Component Support (TCS) for its expanding Boeing 787-9 fleet. Moreover, the digital native airline has recently decided to enter Lufthansa Technik’s Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem by employing the latter’s AMOS Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) software in its technical operations. The agreement was signed by Adam Boukadida, Chief Financial Officer of Riyadh Air, and Dr. Christian Leifeld, Chief Financial Officer at Lufthansa Technik and responsible for its Digital Fleet Services.

The TCS provides Riyadh Air with 24/7/365 access to Lufthansa Technik’s industry-leading global spare parts pool network, through which the airline can significantly increase the availability of aircraft components for its 787 Dreamliners. In doing so, it can leverage considerable cost advantages compared to a conventional in-house spare parts provisioning. The agreement not only covers general component MRO services in an open-loop exchange setup, but also a comprehensive AOG (Aircraft On Ground) support that guarantees Riyadh Air the shortest possible reaction times and a dedicated logistics support for time-critical components. The TCS for Riyadh Air already started with the entry-into-service of the airline’s first 787 in October.

With AMOS, a world-leading M&E software, Riyadh Air is already managing all its maintenance, engineering and logistics needs and permanently assuring compliance with aviation regulations on a single, easy-to-use digital platform. The software suite covers a broad spectrum of technical and commercial fields, from material and resource management via production engineering, to quality assurance and maintenance planning, to name just a few. As an integral part of Lufthansa Technik’s Digital Tech Ops Ecoystem, AMOS also seamlessly integrates with its decision solutions, enabling a connected flow of data and processes across the entire MRO landscape.

“Ensuring we have a strong partner in place like Lufthansa Technik for the provisioning of spare parts is critical to our operational performance,” said Adam Boukadida. “As a start up airline, to minimize the impact of any technical issues, we need immediate access to a broad pool of aircraft components across the globe that are available 24/7 and ready for installation.”

“We are delighted to accompany Riyadh Air on its impressive growth course, for which operational stability will be key. And that is exactly why we see ourselves as a strong partner, from the recent start via the upcoming ramp-up of its operations all the way on to Riyadh Air’s goal of connecting 100 global destinations by 2030,” said Dr. Christian Leifeld. “Riyadh Air’s modern and digitally-driven mindset moreover corresponds well with our goal of digitally transforming the entire MRO ecosystem, hence we are eagerly looking forward to fill this wonderful new partnership with life.”

Source : Lufthansa Technik