MTU Maintenance Signs Exclusive Total Engine Care Contract with Air Costa

Dec. 18, 2014
Air Costa, India’s newest airline, has chosen MTU for the exclusive maintenance of its CF34-8/-10 engines operating its Embraer E170 and E190 fleet.

Ludwigsfelde (Germany), 16 December 2014 – MTU Maintenance, one of the leading engine maintenance providers worldwide, has added another airline to its continuously growing customer list: Air Costa, India’s newest airline has chosen MTU for the exclusive maintenance of its CF34-8/-10 engines operating its Embraer E170 and E190 fleet. Apart from engine maintenance, MTU will support Air Costa with LRU management and spare engines; Air Costa is thereby benefitting from the company’s Total Engine Care program (TEC®). The contract will run for 10 years and has a value of 25 million euros. Air Costa is MTU’s first customer from India and the first Indian E-Jet operator.

Air Costa’s engines will be overhauled at MTU Maintenance Berlin Brandenburg, an Authorized CF34 Service Provider and MTU’s center of excellence for industrial gas turbines. Since 2002, the company has maintained over 1,000 CF34 engines, both on- and off-wing, for over 100 customers worldwide. The shop currently has a capacity for over 200 shop visits per year. LRU management services will be provided by MTU Maintenance Canada, the company’s center of excellence for accessory repair and LRU management. Spare engine support will be delivered by MTU Maintenance Leases Services, a joint venture with Japanese Sumitomo Corporation based in Amsterdam that provides integrated leasing solutions to MTU’s MRO customers as well as third parties.

Air Costa, based in Vijayawada, India started its operations in October 2013 and offers affordable point-to-point regional connectivity to Tier II and Tier III cities in India, a market which holds 70 percent of India’s population and promises the largest growth rate. Only recently, Air Costa placed an order for 50 E2 E-Jets from Embraer, making the order the second largest ever by an airline for that aircraft type.

About MTU Aero Engines

MTU Aero Engines is Germany's leading engine manufacturer and is an established global player in the industry since 80 years. It engages in the development, manufacture, marketing and support of commercial and military aircraft engines components and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technological leader in low-pressure turbines, high-pressure compressors and manufacturing processes. Figuring significantly among MTU's core competencies are the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of commercial engines and the service support it provides for industrial gas turbines. These activities are combined under the roof of MTU Maintenance, which is one of the world’s largest providers of commercial engine MRO services. MTU operates affiliates around the globe; Munich is home to its corporate headquarters. In fiscal 2013, the company had a workforce of some 8,700 employees and posted consolidated sales of some 3.7 billion euros.