MTU Maintenance signs exclusive contract with Sky Regional Airlines

MTU Maintenance has signed an exclusive 10-year agreement with Canadian carrier Sky Regional Airlines for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the airline’s CF34-8E engines for its Embraer E175 fleet. The agreement between MTU Maintenance and Sky Regional Airlines covers all shop visits, on-site repairs and lease support as part of its Total Engine Care (TEC) program. The activities will be coordinated or carried out by MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg, the MTU Maintenance group’s specialists for the CF34 family. The contract is valued at approximately US$250m over a 10-year time frame. On-site services include work on high-pressure turbine modules and can also be carried out at MTU Maintenance’s locations in Dallas, Texas (US), and Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). Since 2003, MTU Maintenance has carried out nearly 900 shop visits for this engine family (CF34-1/-3, -8C/E, -10E). In 2015 the company was the second-largest provider of CF34 services worldwide.