MTU Maintenance was able to gain new independent MRO contracts worth 4.6 billion USD.
MTU Maintenance has carried out robust and extensive worldwide expansion activities in 2021, pushing the numbers more than pre-Covid levels. By consistently and successfully pursuing growth plans, MTU Maintenance has established itself as the global market leader in customized solutions for aero engines. Apart from expansion, MTU has also significantly increased shop inductions to pre-Covid levels.
Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer, MTU Aero Engines said, “This speaks to the stability of our broad engine portfolio and customer base in nearly every corner of the world, as well as of ingrained entrepreneurship. But above all, it underlines the outstanding expertise and performance of our excellent staff.”
Thanks to a multi-pronged strategy including OEM network participation, joint ventures with airlines, and a portfolio across multiple business segments, MTU Maintenance was able to gain new independent MRO contracts worth 4.6 billion USD. Over 1,100 shop visits were carried out, surpassing pre-Covid volume and to which the ramp-up at EME Aero contributed significantly.
The year 2021 saw moving and construction activities at nearly every MTU Maintenance location. MTU Maintenance Canada moved into its new site at Delta south of Vancouver in spring while business continued undeterred. New buildings and operations were opened at Dallas in the U.S., Hannover, and Ludwigsfelde/Germany – where a new facility with quick turn docks was opened as part of the expansion of MTU’s on-site services network and capabilities. The ASSB extension at Kota Damansara/Malaysia was completed and ready for operations in April 2021. And the year saw the ground-breaking at MTU Maintenance’s biggest construction sites at Nova Pazova/Serbia and Jinwan near Zhuhai/China, where two completely new facilities are scheduled to start operations by mid-2022 and 2024, respectively. MTU Maintenance does Brazil in Sao Paulo received the key aviation authorities’ certifications to perform various engine types on-site services. MTU fully took over MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V. in Amsterdam and incorporated MTU Maintenance Coating Services GmbH into MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg.
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Not only the company itself is growing, but its business is also expanding, too. EME Aero, a 50/50 joint venture with Lufthansa Technik which only started operations in 2020, specializes in Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and is steadily ramping up operations. More than 100 engines were inducted in 2021, among them the first PW1500G. Adding to group growth was MTU Maintenance Canada’s licensing for LEAP accessory repairs or the extension of the CF34 license into 2030 at MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg, for instance.
