StandardAero has signed a General Terms Agreement (GTA) with global aircraft lessor AviLease to provide MRO services for CFM International LEAP-1A/LEAP-1B and CFM56-7B engines in support of its global leasing activities.
Headquartered in Saudi Arabia and backed by PIF, AviLease aims to become a top 10 global player in aircraft leasing. The company owns and manages 200 predominantly new-technology, fuel-efficient aircraft on long-term lease to 53 airline customers. AviLease plays a pivotal role in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and National Aviation Strategy.
Olivier Ruffet, Vice President Sales – EMEA at StandardAero, stated, “StandardAero is delighted to establish a relationship with AviLease through this new agreement, which will enable our teams of LEAP and CFM56 engine MRO experts to provide responsive support to AviLease and its airline customers.”
StandardAero provides LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B support from its 810,000 sq. ft. facility in San Antonio, Texas, as a CFM LEAP Premier MRO provider. The company signed the first non-airline CFM Branded Service Agreement in the Americas for the LEAP engines in March 2023. StandardAero is also industrializing new engine component repairs for the LEAP family through its Component Repair Services team. To date, the CRS team has industrialized more than 475 component repairs for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B. The company continues to grow its LEAP technicians through its in-house Aviation Mechanic Training Program at the San Antonio Training Academy.
StandardAero is also a CFM International authorized CFM56-7B MRO provider, having supported the global operator community from its Winnipeg location since 2010. StandardAero now also provides CFM56-7B MRO support from its DFW International Airport, Texas location, seeing strong demand from Boeing 737NG operators and asset owners. These new capabilities offer operators the confidence of a second CFM56-7B engine line, enabling StandardAero to accommodate MRO requirements worldwide while providing test cell capability redundancy.
The company provides extensive additional services for the CFM56 family, including component repair and overhaul, engine and module support, used serviceable material asset management, and engine health monitoring data analysis services. CFM International, the 50/50 joint company between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines founded in 1974, is the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines.
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