The MTU Maintenance agreement covers comprehensive MRO services, LRU support, engine trend monitoring and on-site services for Gulf Air’s V2500-powered Airbus A321ceo aircraft.
MTU Maintenance, the provider of customized solutions for aero engines, has announced that the company has signed an exclusive four-year contract with Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of V2500-A5 engines. The agreement signed between the two companies covers comprehensive MRO services for the engines, LRU support, engine trend monitoring and on-site services. The contract also includes spare engine support for Gulf Air’s V2500-powered Airbus A321ceo aircraft.
Captain Waleed Al Alawi, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Air said “Gulf Air has been maintaining its V2500 Engines of A321ceo fleet at MTU Maintenance facility for the past 10 years under the Engine OEM contract. During these 10 years, MTU Maintenance has demonstrated they are the right partners for Gulf Air as we drive forward with our fleet renewal programme in preparation to welcome more new aircraft to replace and modernize our fleet. We trust them to take excellent technical care of our engines, and are convinced they will provide us with the reliable, flexible and cost-efficient services we expect.
MTU Maintenance is the largest service provider for V2500 engines worldwide, as the company has carried out close to 40 percent of all shop visits on this engine type in 2021. Besides being seen as a trusted OEM network partner, MTU Maintenance is the largest independent service provider for the V2500 and serves over 120 customers around the globe.
“We are very proud to have been selected by Gulf Air for this contract, which offers the best care package for their engines”, says Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer at MTU Aero Engines. “We are extremely confident that our in-depth under-standing of the V2500 engine and our many years of experience will enable us to provide Gulf Air with the flexible, cost-effective and highly customized engine MRO services they need,” he further added.
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MTU Maintenance is the world’s leading provider of customized services for aircraft engines. The company has expertise in all topics relating to engines and offers a wide ran ge of innovative maintenance solutions tailored specifically for customers’ needs. Maintenance, repair and overhaul are just as much a part of this as integrated engine leasing with asset management. MTU’s global Maintenance Group has its head office at the company’s Munich headquarters and currently employs around 5,000 highly qualified employees worldwide.
