Pratt & Whitney adds Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to its GTF MRO Network

Pratt & Whitney will expand its global network of providers that maintain the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to include AFI KLM E&M.

The facility will serve PW1500G engines for the Airbus A220 with full disassembly, assembly and test capability. The announcement was recognised at an in-person signing ceremony at Air France-KLM Group headquarters in Paris.

AFI KLM E&M is the latest engine center to be announced in Europe within the GTF MRO network, alongside MTU Aero Engines and two Lufthansa Technik facilities in Germany; EME AERO in Poland; OGMA in Portugal; and SR Technics in Switzerland.

Its first induction is planned for the first half of 2023, after which AFI KLM E&M’s facility in Paris will be the third facility in the region to provide PW1500G services.

“Today we are excited to welcome AFI KLM E&M to our distinguished network of shops. Their experience as an operator and established MRO provider will be a strong asset in providing world-class maintenance services to the growing GTF fleet,” said Marc Meredith, executive director of GTF Engine Aftermarket at Pratt & Whitney.

“We are pleased to join the Pratt & Whitney GTF MRO network,” said Anne Brachet, executive vice president of Air France-KLM Engineering & Maintenance. “Adding the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine among our capabilities strengthens our positioning on the next generation of platforms, boots our offerings to customers and furthers the technical expertise of our maintenance teams.”

GTF engines now power over 1,300 aircraft, with 62 operators, across three aircraft families. The company has also welcomed over 10,000 engine orders and commitments from more than 90 customers, and to keep pace with this fleet growth the GTF MRO network continues to expand around the globe.