Cyclean Engine Wash: Expansion in Japan
The success story continues: Lufthansa Technik AG has acquired two new customers for its innovative Cyclean® Engine Wash product, Solaseed Air in Tokyo, Japan and an unnamed customer. The contract in force for Lufthansa Technik's first Japanese customer since 2012 with Peach Aviation of Osaka, Japan has also been extended by a further three years to 2020 for the entire A320 fleet.
As of summer 2017, the CFM56-7B engines on the Boeing 737 fleet of Solaseed Air are being washed at Tokyo-Haneda airport.
"For us, the performance of the engines, protecting the environment by reducing CO2 emissions, and cost savings from extended on-wing time and fuel flow reduction are foremost considerations. These
arguments have also convinced our Japanese airline customers," says Oliver C. Winter, Head of Engine Life Cycle Services at Lufthansa Technik.
Lufthansa Technik has now placed Cyclean® Engine Wash units at the Japanes sites Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka/Kansai and Kitakyushu.
Cyclean® Engine Wash can be carried out as part of maintenance work, in the transit period between two flights, or overnight. It is up to 70 per cent quicker than convention engine cleaning methods and can be carried out anywhere on the airport site. Cyclean® Engine Wash is available for all modern engine models from the major manufacturers General Electric, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, CFMI and IAE.
To date, more than 80,000 engine washes have been performed worldwide for more than 60 airline customers using Cyclean® Engine Wash.
Lufthansa Technik
With some 35 subsidiaries and affiliates, the Lufthansa Technik Group is one of the leading providers of technical aircraft services in the world. Certified internationally as maintenance, production and design organization, the company has a workforce of more than 25,000 employees. Lufthansa Technik's portfolio covers the entire range of services for commercial and VIP/special mission aircraft, engines, components and landing gear in the areas of digital fleet support, maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification, completion and conversion as well as the manufacture of innovative cabin products.
