MRO solutions provider Sanad Aerotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), has signed a landmark agreement with GE Aviation (GE) to provide maintenance services to GE for the next generation of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. Under this agreement, the Abu Dhabi-based company will provide performance restoration overhaul services on the GEnx-1B engine as well as continued time (quick turn) overhauls on CFM International’s LEAP engines for GE.
Effective January 1, 2020, Sanad Aerotech will expand its existing maintenance and repair services to include full overhaul on 315 GEnx engines until 2035, and quick turn on 237 LEAP engines until 2030 at its Abu Dhabi shop.
The LEAP engine, which powers Boeing and Airbus aircraft, and the Comac C919 boasts a 18,000-plus worldwide order book, making it the world’s most in-demand commercial airplane engine.
