ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm has signed an agreement with CFM International* (CFM) to provide MRO support for its LEAP-1B engine. Through the agreement, ST Engineering will have the right to use technical data to perform MRO work on the LEAP-1B engine, the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX.
ST Engineering has a longstanding relationship with CFM as a licensed service center for its CFM56-5B and -7B engines. The latest agreement builds on that relationship, expanding the group’s suite of MRO offerings in CFM engines to better support the global fleet. MRO infrastructure and capabilities for LEAP-1B engines, estimated to be ready by the end of 2020, will be set up at the group’s aerospace facility in Singapore.
Furthermore, ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm, has secured two multi-year MRO contracts from South Korean airline T’way Air which will see the extension of an ongoing partnership in component and engine MRO between the two companies. Both contracts will take effect from March 2020.
Under the component contract, ST Engineering will continue to provide comprehensive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) services to the airline’s entire fleet of 28 Boeing 737-800. The group will also support the 25 Boeing 737Max aircraft that the airline plans to add to its growing fleet.
Under the engine contract, ST Engineering will continue to provide an integrated suite of CFM56-7B engine MRO solutions that include off-wing maintenance support, on-wing services, engine health monitoring and technical support to the airline’s Boeing 737-800 fleet.
