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array of MRO solutions dedicated to the new powerplant from aware of the importance of the work to be
CFM International. This is the logical extension of an ambi- carried out during the first months of revenue
tious engines product development strategy on new generation service -mostly on-wing or line maintenance
engines. After the GEnx and Trent XWB, AFI KLM E&M has operations that are crucial for guarantee-
decided to offer capabilities for LEAP - the successor to the ing an airline’s operational continuity, should
“best-selling” engines in the CFM56 family, developed by CFM some teething issues occur. In this respect,
International to power new-generation narrowbody’s. In October AFI KLM E&M has extended expertise and
2017, the engine maker granted a license to AFI KLM E&M, know-how, with several hundred on wing/
giving it the official stamp as supplier of MRO services for the on site operations carried out each year for
LEAP engine. its parent fleets or on behalf of third-party
client airlines. Its vast international line main-
The service offer developed covers on wing/on site services tenance network in particular guarantees a
and shop visits for the LEAP-1A and -1B versions of the engine, presence wherever its clients require.
which respectively equip the Airbus A320neo and the Boeing In addition to that extensive first-hand
737 MAX. Thanks to its experience as an airline/MRO, skilled experience, AFI KLM E&M is expanding its
in both technical and operational matters, AFI KLM E&M is well ability to innovate in order to develop new,

high value-added engine support solutions.
Airlines operating the LEAP engine will benefit
from the “PROGNOS for Engine” monitoring
and alert system. Already available for other
new-generation power plants, this exclu-
sive solution developed as part of the AFI
KLM E&M’s innovation platform “The MRO
Lab”, makes use of engine operation data
to track performance in real time and pre-
dict weaknesses and failures. Ideally suited
to a state-of-the-art engine like the LEAP,
this technology, based on Big Data, delivers
significantly lower maintenance costs at the
same time as it maximizes on-wing engine
lifespans.

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