GE names SOMA and Avion Alliance as H Series Authorized Service Centers

Serviços Officina e Manutenção Aeronáutica (SOMA), based in Primavera do Leste, Brazil, and Avion Alliance, based in Bratislava, Slovakia, signed separate agreements with GE Aviation Czech to become Authorized Service Centers (ASCs) for GE’s H Series turboprop engines. Under these agreements, SOMA and Avion Alliance will offer repair services, line replacement unit and field service support to all existing and future H Series engines, along with the legacy M601 engines. GE Aviation Czech will provide OEM parts to meet the needs of both newly named ASCs. Since entering service in 2012, more than 200 H Series engines have been delivered to operators flying diverse aircraft, including Aircraft Industries’ L410 commuter plane and the Thrush 510G agricultural aircraft.