The GTF is a game-changing engine, and MTU has been playing key roles in its design, manufacture and maintenance.
2 October 2021: Pratt & Whitney and MTU Maintenance inducted its first GTF engine for maintenance, repair and overhaul in China. The shop inducted a PW1100G-JM model engine, which powers the Airbus A320neo aircraft family.
Joe Sylvestro, vice president, Aftermarket Global Operations at Pratt & Whitney said, “This is a monumental achievement for the GTF MRO network. We formally welcomed MTU Maintenance Zhuhai to the network in December 2020, and now here we are in September sharing news about its first induction. The GTF is a young fleet with a long runway of growth ahead of it. To have an active shop in China brings immediate benefit to our customers in the region. We are eager for the induction pace to build and for our other GTF MRO network members in China to begin maintenance operations as well. All of this helps to enhance our customers’ operations.”
Jaap Beijer, President and CEO, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai said, “We are incredibly excited to have inducted the first GTF engine in our Zhuhai facility, MTU’s third facility with full disassembly, assembly and test capability in the GTF MRO network. The GTF is a game-changing engine, and MTU has been playing key roles in its design, manufacture and maintenance. It’s rewarding to service this state-of-the-art geared fan architecture and provide reliable maintenance to maximize our customers’ time in the air.”
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai is one of several facilities in Asia supporting GTF MRO work, alongside Pratt & Whitney’s Eagle Services Asia (ESA) in Singapore and IHI in Japan. China is home to one of the largest GTF fleets, where 11 airlines will be operating more than 200 A320neo family aircraft by the end of 2021. Pratt & Whitney has a long history in China, dating back more than 90 years.
