Sun, Mar 26, 2023
First Independent, Non-Airline Support Facility Joins CFM Service Network
StandardAero inked a long-term service agreement to support CFM International LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines.
Under the deal, StandardAero joins the network of CFM-authorized maintenance, repair and overhaul providers for the latest generation of engines. The company is also the first independent, non-airline MRO provider to sign on the dotted line to service the LEAP-1A and -1B, allowing them to service both narrowbody rivals in the global airline market - the 737 MAX and A320neo.
StandardAero will provide services from its 810,000 square-foot facility in San Antonio, Texas, which comes hot on the heels of "significant investment" over the past 5 years. The expansive locale contains a full range of narrowbody engine MRO capabilities, with a large test cell complex for performance testing and pass-off evaluation for the LEAP series.
“StandardAero is honored to become part of the worldwide MRO network for the LEAP engine,” said Lewis Prebble, President of Airlines and Fleets for StandardAero. “The CBSA agreement extends our existing 14-year relationship with CFM as an MRO provider for the CFM56-7B powerplant, and continues StandardAero’s expansion of its narrowbody engine support capabilities. We look forward to meeting the needs and expectations of LEAP operators worldwide for many decades to come.”
“We have a long history with StandardAero through our CFM56 engine line. This experience and their reputation as a highly respected MRO provider will help strengthen the CFM open network," said Tom Levin, VP of CFM Commercial Programs for CFM parent company GE Aerospace. “We are proud they are joining the LEAP open MRO ecosystem and anticipate that StandardAero will make significant contributions to the continued development of world-class support for the LEAP engine throughout its lifecycle.”
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