Industry Addendum: MRO and Components
China’s AMECO invests in facilities to service the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine
October 1st 2020
Beijing MRO, AMECO, is joining the Pratt & Whitney global EngineWise service network as a GTF maintenance provider after the joint venture company committed to investing in the necessary technology to service the engine type. Read More » The engine manufacturer said last month it plans to have 10 active GTF MRO engine centres in operation by year-end.
AMECO Business of Beijing chairman, Ni Jiliang, said the MRO has had a long-term and stable relationship with Pratt & Whitney and that the U.S. engine maker’s GTF engine was perfectly in line with AMECO’s corporate strategy.
Since a restructuring of the MRO in 2015, Air China Ltd has held 75% of the company and Lufthansa 25%. It will be the fourth facility in Asia supporting the GTF alongside Eagle Services Asia in Singapore and IHI and MHIAEL in Japan.
Pratt & Whitney vice president commercial aftermarket, David Emmering, said AMECO will be the first GTF MRO network shop in China. Eleven Mainland airlines fly 140 A320neo powered by GTF engines.
