GE Aviation has strengthened its service and support network in critical regions where the Passport-powered Bombardier Global 7500 and CF34-powered Challenger series aircraft and customers are based.
GE Aviation named Bombardier’s Tianjin Service Centre in China as an Authorized Service Center for GE’s Passport and CF34-3 engines in April. With the announcement, GE has combined Passport and CF34-3 Authorized Service Centre agreements in place at eight Bombardier Service Centre facilities around the world. These include Tianjin in China, Biggin Hill in England, Singapore, and Hartford, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Wichita and Tucson in the United States. GE also has services agreements in place with Bombardier’s European line station network, and the fleet of US-based mobile repair trucks.
GE has a maintenance support agreement with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey GmbH (LTAA) for dispatching mobile repair teams to locations outside the United States. LTAA’s mobile repair teams will have 10 dedicated technicians to support GE Passport operations. LTAA has been a member of GE’s Authorized Service Center network for CF34-series engines since October 2014.
The GE Strother mobile repair team is providing support in the Americas. Both the Strother and LTAA mobile repair teams supported the Global 7500 aircraft flight test program for Passport to gain operational experience with the engine and ensure concierge-style service in parallel with entry into service. Both GE and LTAA have received 145 certification for the Passport engine.
