Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): Malaysia Airlines Bhd has signed a 10-year agreement with German company MTU for the maintenance of more than 100 CFM56-7B engines for its Boeing 737-800 fleet.

A Flight Global report on Monday (Nov 25) quoted Malaysia Airlines group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail and MTU as saying the exclusive agreement is MTU's largest support deal for the CFM56-7B engines.

"Encompassing more than 100 engines, the exclusive 10-year agreement is MTU's largest CFM56-7B support deal, the German company confirms. The deal covers repairs, overhauls, on-site support, lease-engine provision, life-limited parts management and engine trend monitoring, and spans the powerplants' service life until retirement," the aviation news website said.

The report quoted Izham as saying the deal is a "flexible, reliable service" that will provide "an optimised cost per flight-hour" for Malaysia Airlines.

MTU was reported as saying it will employ "smart strategies to minimise cost" as the engines near the end of their lives.

It was reported that MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, which is jointly owned by MTU and China Southern Airlines, will provide the CFM56-7B engine maintenance services to Malaysia Airlines.

"Cirium fleets data shows that Malaysia Airlines has 48 737-800s, alongside a long-haul fleet comprising Airbus A330s, A350s, A380s and a number of stored 777s. Malaysia has ordered 15 Max 8s and 10 Max 10s," Flight Global reported.

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