Two European airline MROs unveiled Boeing 787 component support programs during Aviation Week’s MRO Europe Conference & Exhibition here, but both appear to be planning broader 787 support.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance will offer 787 component pool access, maintenance services and logistics support. Its Epcor subsidiary will offer auxiliary power unit support for the Hamilton Sundstrand APS 5000 on the 787. While it’s still in the definition phase, AFI KLM says it also is working on structures solutions.
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Hamilton Sundstrand, the largest systems supplier on the 787, to service a broad range of its components, including bleedless systems. This agreement also enables LHT to become part of Hamilton Sundstrand’s MRO supplier network for the aircraft.
This follows last week’s news that Japan Airlines selected LHT to provide 787 component support, including repair and logistics services, for its fleet.
So far, Boeing has only announced one airframe GoldCare service provider, Monarch Aircraft Engineering, which Larry Levine, a Boeing executive VP for fleet management, says will still provide that MRO capability despite the fact Monarch Airlines canceled its 787 order. He told Aviation Week that Boeing “is in the process of establishing and formalizing its GoldCare network.”
While AFI KLM has ordered the 787 and Lufthansa has not, if either of their MRO divisions are pursuing GoldCare network status, he said they would be evaluated on a number of technical capability criteria.
In July, Hamilton Sundstrand signed an aftermarket support agreement with Mubadala Aerospace for 787 integrated component support and rotable financing. Mubadala’s MRO companies, SR Technics and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, will service Hamilton Sundstrand’s components and systems through a licensing agreement, and Sanad, Mubadala’s leasing arm, will provide component financing.
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