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Lufthansa Technik Signs-Up New
Customer for Cyclean Engine Wash
Air Transat, a Canadian airline based in
Montreal has signed up with Lufthansa
Technik for Cyclean Engine Wash.
“We are thrilled to have concluded this
comprehensive engine cleaning contract
for our fleet with Lufthansa Technik. Not Ameco’s Beijing Engine Overhaul Workshop at Peak Capacity
only will this enable us to reduce fuel Chinese Maintenance, Repair Overhaul addition to new contracts that Ameco had
consumption and emissions; it will also (MRO) provider Ameco has been running signed in 2016. RB211s from Chinese freight
significantly reduce the maintenance its engine overhaul workshop in Beijing carriers include SF Airlines, and China
costs for our engines,” said Jean-François at full capacity since the beginning of Postal Airlines and the company signed a
Lemay, President Air Transat. 2017. The MRO provider is also ramping- ten-year RB211 contract with SF Airlines
The Canadian carrier, has a jetliner fleet up overhaul tasks related to the V2500 at the 2016 Zhuhai Airshow, to support its
consisting of Airbus A310s with CF6-80C2 aero engine. The engine types being Boeing 757 fleet. Ameco became a Rolls-
engines, A330s with Trent 700 engines, repaired at the facility include, the Pratt- Royce approved RB211 repair station in
and Boeing 737NGs with CFM56-7 engines. Whitney PW4000, International Aero- 2016 and has commenced service activities
Lufthansa Technik will provide Cyclean Engines V2500 and Rolls-Royce RB211. for this engine OEM. The company is also
engine wash services for the entire fleet, The RB211 alone is contributing around speeding up its in-house parts repair
which is carried out at Montréal Airport in 50 percent of the workload. The Chinese capabilities on V2500 and as an authorised
Canada, where Lufthansa Technik has been air transportation market is driving the repair station of Pratt-Whitney, is already
operating a Cyclean service station for a increased overhauls of the RB211, in overhauling V2500s for IAE.
year now.
Oliver Winter, Head of Engine Life
Cycle Services at Lufthansa Technik: “A “As passengers seek to take more
Cyclean engine wash can be carried out as control of their travel experience, this
part of maintenance work, in the transit acquisition expands our portfolio of self-
period between two flights, or overnight. service passenger processing solutions,
The autonomous system, which does not enabling us to streamline and simplify
require any external electricity or water the passenger journey through a fully
source, gives our airline customers highest connected airport,” said Dave Nieuwsma,
flexibility in the planning of engine washes.” senior vice president, Information
The Cyclean Engine Wash equipment at Management Services for Rockwell Collins.
Montréal Airport is installed in a van and Rockwell Collins Acquires Pulse.Aero Pulse.Aero’s products and services will
therefore can also be deployed at nearby Pulse.Aero Limited, a UK-based company be integrated into the Airport Systems
airports such as Mirabel and Toronto. that specialises in self-service bag drop portfolio of Rockwell Collins’ Information
Up to 70 percent quicker than convention solutions and airline applications, has been Management Services business.
engine cleaning methods, Cyclean Engine acquired by Rockwell Collins has acquired. The two companies had earlier
Wash can be carried out without restriction The new acquisition will further enhance the worked together on several successful
anywhere on the airport site and to date company’s passenger processing services deployments, including the installation of
more than 60,000 engine washes have for airports and airlines, in addition to new self-bag drop units at Dublin Airport,
been performed worldwide for more than expanding Rockwell Collins’ Information which led to the reducing of queue times
40 airline customers. Management Services strategy. and improved customer service.

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