MTU Maintenance remains committed to the CF6-80C2, also providing MRO services for the military variant of the engine, the F138.
MTU Maintenance, a provider of customized solutions for aircraft engines, recently celebrated the delivery of its 4,000th CF6 engine after a shop visit. The CF6-80C2 engine was from customer Air Transport International, Inc. which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. The shop visit for the milestone CF6 engine was performed by MTU Maintenance’s North American branch in Vancouver. MTU Maintenance has been supporting the CF6 for over four decades since it began providing services for the CF6-50 engine in 1982.
The CF6-80C2 version was introduced in MTU Maintenance’s portfolio in 1989 and has accounted for more than half of shop visits performed since. While MTU stopped providing services for the CF6-50 engine in 2020, the company remains committed to the CF6-80C2 engine. MTU Maintenance also provides MRO services for the military variant of the engine, the F138.
MTU Maintenance’s long-term experience and the ability to serve both commercial and military customers make them the reliable MRO provider for this engine, also in the long term. MTU Maintenance has already performed upwards of 40 shop visits for Air Transport International, since 2019.
“We are glad to celebrate this milestone with Air Transport International as the customer’s growing fleet allows us to further ramp-up our CF6-80C2 volume in the years to come,” says Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer, MTU Aero Engines. “We are engine experts and dedicated to achieving maximum performance and optimal engine life for our customer’s engines. We thank all our customers for their trust in us in during the last 40 years. Without them, we would not have been able to reach such a milestone,” he further added.
MTU Maintenance is the largest independent MRO provider worldwide and has over 30 engine types in its portfolio and operates a global MRO network. MTU Maintenance is part of MTU Aero Engines, which has defined the overall sustainability goals for the group. MTU’s aspirations as a sustainable industrial company include responsible and environmentally friendly procurement and a safe and attractive working environment.
Overall, MTU Maintenance’s activities cover six fields of action in the field of aviation i.e. product, manufacturing and maintenance, corporate governance, employees, society, and procurement practices. Alongside its initiatives to reduce the climate footprint of its sites, MTU is working on revolutionary propulsion concepts targeting climate-neutral aviation in 2050.
“MTU has done a tremendous job supporting our CF6 engine maintenance program,” said Jim O’Grady, president of Air Transport International. “ATI provides the highest levels of service and expertise to our customers around the globe, so we demand the same commitment from our suppliers as well,” he further said.
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Air Transport International is a US-based airline with a fleet that includes over 40 CF6-equipped Boeing 767 aircraft. ATI has more than four decades and thousands of hours of cargo and combination passenger and cargo aircraft operations. Through this experience, the airline has developed the specialized equipment and valuable expertise to respond to emergency one-time charters as well as long-term scheduled programs.
