Hannover (Germany), February 18th, 2016 – MTU Maintenance, one of the world’s largest commercial engine maintenance providers, has won another customer for the maintenance of the world’s largest commercial aircraft engine, the GE90. The company has signed an exclusive agreement with South American LATAM Airlines Group SA, Latin America’s largest airline.
MTU Maintenance will be responsible for the maintenance of a portion of the airline’s GE90-110 engines which are operated on Boeing 777 freighters. The contract also includes worldwide on-wing and on-site services.
Since the introduction of the GE90-110/-115 into its MRO portfolio back in 2011, MTU Maintenance has gained significant experience for this engine type and was able to bring down turnaround times to industry-leading levels of 90 to 100 days for perfor-mance restoration shop visits. The location in Hannover, Germany is one of the few worldwide with full repair capability, including the testing, with a dedicated test cell on site that allows customers to benefit from reduced turnaround times. As a true one-stop shop provider, MTU Maintenance also offers additional services such as on-wing services as well as technical and logistical support. Furthermore, the company is the only independent MRO provider with an own GE90 spare engine pool.
Before the association of LAN and TAM, MTU Maintenance had been a trusted part-ner for both airlines for many years. A cooperation with TAM Linhas Aéreas for the maintenance of its V2500 engines was initiated in 1999 and was extended several times. Former LAN Airlines had agreements with MTU Maintenance for the overhaul of its CF6-80 and CFM56-7 engines.
About MTU Aero Engines
MTU Aero Engines AG is Germany's leading engine manufacturer. The company is a technological leader in low-pressure turbines, high-pressure compressors, turbine center frames as well as manu-facturing processes and repair techniques. In the commercial OEM business, the company plays a key role in the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-tech components together with in-ternational partners. In the commercial maintenance sector the company ranks among the top 5 ser-vice providers for commercial aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The activities are combined under the roof of MTU Maintenance. In the military arena, MTU Aero Engines is Germany's industrial lead company for practically all engines operated by the country's military. MTU operates a network of locations around the globe; Munich is home to its corporate headquarters. In fiscal 2015, the company had a workforce of some 9,000 employees and posted consolidated sales of approximately 4.4 billion euros.
