MTU Maintenance, a global leader in customized solutions for aero engines, and long-standing partner Sichuan Airlines have strengthened their existing relationship with an engine MRO contract for the airline’s V2500 and CFM56-5B engines. The agreement covers 259 engines including spares for a five-year period. Services will be carried out at MTU Maintenance’s facilities in Zhuhai, Hannover and Vancouver. Sichuan Airlines operates 119 V2500 and CFM56-5B powered A319, A320 and A321 aircraft.
“We have established an excellent professional relationship with MTU Maintenance Zhuhai over the past decade,” says Shao Chuan, General Manager of Maintenance & Engineering Department of Sichuan Airlines. “As such we have selected them as our maintenance provider for our V2500- and CFM56-5B-fleet. They have an outstanding reputation for highly customized and cost-effective MRO services and we are confident they will provide us with the very best solution across our entire engine fleet.”
