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MRO NEWS AND UPDATES

LATAM Airlines Group Selects MTU
Maintenance for GE90 MRO
One of the world’s leading commercial
engine maintenance providers, MTU
Maintenance, will provide Maintenance,
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) support to Latin
America’s largest airline, LATAM Airlines
Lufthansa Technik Offers Full Life Cycle Support for A350 XWB Group SA, on the GE90 commercial aircraft
Nacelle Components engine. As part of the contract maintenance
The full range of life cycle support services XWB nacelle capability will complement of a portion of the LATAM’s GE90-110
for Airbus A350 XWB nacelles, will now be Lufthansa Technik’s comprehensive engines fitted it’s on Boeing 777 freighters
offered by Lufthansa Technik to customers composite portfolio,” said Michael will be handled by MTU, which also includes
worldwide. The leading Maintenance, Kirstein, Director of Lufthansa Technik’s worldwide on-wing and on-site services.
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider, Airframe Related Component ARC MTU Maintenance has gained significant
signed a long-term contract with UTC business unit. As part of its full life experience on the GE90-110/-115 since it was
Aerospace Systems, which is the supplier cycle support for A350 XWB nacelle introduced into MTU’s MRO portfolio back
of the Airbus A350 engine nacelle, to components, around the world to quickly in 2011, bringing down turnaround times to
offer rotables material provisioning resolve aircraft on ground situations. industry-leading levels of 90 to 100 days for
and MRO services on A350 XWB nacelle Lufthansa Technik will offer customers performance restoration shop visits. The facility
components. “This agreement is a true advanced exchanges, lease and loan is located in Hannover, Germany and MTU
reflection of our strong relationship options, high-tech repairs, modifications, remains the only independent MRO provider
with UTC Aerospace Systems. The A350 and OEM approved on-site repairs. with its own GE90 spare engine pool.

Lufthansa Airbus A380 D-AIMA
Returns after Overhaul
The “Frankfurt am Main”, Lufthansa’s
first Airbus A380, with tail sign D-AIMA,
has returned to service after completing
a major overhaul, the Intermediate
Layover or “IL-check” at Lufthansa
Technik Philippines. The overhaul work
required a two-month layover and
90,000 working hours. The aircraft
had completed 2,671 flights and 23,595
flight hours. “We have been preparing
for this layover since the 2nd quarter of performing major modifications.” expected to be released for service in a few
2015,” says Rainer Janke, Vice President The A380’s IL-check saw approximately, weeks. Lufthansa Technik Philippines is the
for Marketing and Sales of Lufthansa 180 employees working on the aircraft center of excellence for Lufthansa Technik
Technik Philippines. “We were able to and also resulted in the entire cabin AG for overhauls of the Airbus A320,
accumulate a wealth of experience in being refurbished to look “as new”. A A330, A340, and A380 types. An additional
recent years with the A380 type, building second Lufthansa A380 (D-AIMB) is also aircraft type is now being added with the
up our heavy maintenance capability and undergoing its IL-check at Manila and Boeing 777.

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