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ENGINES

StandardAero Partners to add Avianca to the growing list of

with Avianca for LEAP-1A leading LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B opera-
tors who have chosen StandardAero
Maintenance as their engine support partner. We
truly appreciate the confidence
shown by Avianca in our San Antonio-
based LEAP team, and look forward to
StandardAero Expands LEAP-1A Support to Avianca with Compre- meeting the service expectations of
hensive MRO support for Airbus A320neo’s LEAP-1A engines, includ- Avianca and its customers for many
ing repair, testing, and asset management through its Total Engine years to come.”
portfolio. Additionally, StandardAero will pro-
vide a comprehensive range of compo-
tandardAero has entered into a deliver a full spectrum of capabilities. nent repairs for the LEAP family through
Snon-exclusive agreement with These services include maintenance, its Component Repair Services (CRS)
Avianca, a passenger airline serving repair, and overhaul (MRO) support, division. This support will be facilitated
Colombia, Ecuador, and Central America, workshopping and forecasting, engine via a network of CRS locations and the
to deliver maintenance support to CFM testing, program management, compo- Repair Development Center of Excel-
International LEAP-1A turbofan engines nent repair development, lease engine lence. To date, StandardAero’s CRS team
equipped in its Airbus A320neo fleet. support, and module swaps. All services has successfully industrialized over 230
Under this agreement, Avianca will have will be integrated within StandardA- component repairs for both LEAP-1A
access to the comprehensive LEAP-1A ero’s Total Engine Asset Management and LEAP-1B engines.
service offerings provided by Standar- portfolio, ensuring a seamless opera- This partnership expands the list of
dAero. tional experience. operators utilizing StandardAero’s
StandardAero, which became the first Will Pitcher, Senior Vice President newly established LEAP-1A and LEAP-
North American non-airline CFM Brand- of Sales, Marketing, and Customers, 1B maintenance, repair, and overhaul
ed Service Agreement (CBSA) holder for StandardAero’s Airlines & Fleets divi- (MRO) services at its San Antonio facil-
the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines, will sion, said, “StandardAero is delighted ity in Texas.

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