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Customers Benefit From Full Array of Maintenance Training
China Operations Center Celebrates Three Years
Azul Inks CF34 Engines OnPoint Solution Agreement
In the News: GE Aviation, CFM International and Engine Alliance Updates
MTU Renews CF34 Engine License Agreement to 2022
CFM Delivers 20,000th CFM56 Engine
Did You Know?
Component Repair Highlights

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Current Issue Story Summaries

Hands-On to Online: Customers Benefit From a Full Array of Maintenance Training Opportunities
GE Aviation's customer training services organization provides a full menu of maintenance instruction—from hands-on training at three strategically located centers and tailored "At the Customer" field training to digitized/computer-based training.

China Operations Center Celebrates Three Years
The China Operations Center's team of highly trained, industry-experienced field service engineers specializes in technical line and shop maintenance support as well as OnPoint* engine diagnostic services, covering the entire GE/CFM International engine fleet flying in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia and Taiwan 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

Azul Signs CF34 Engines OnPoint Solution Agreement
Brazil's Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. has signed a major 15-year OnPoint solution agreement covering maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CF34-10E engines powering the airline's fleet of Embraer 190/195* aircraft. The work will be performed for Azul "in-country," at the GE Celma aircraft engine overhaul facility in Petropolis, Brazil.

In the News: GE Aviation, CFM International and Engine Alliance Updates

  • 1,000th GE90* Engine Delivered
  • 747* Flying Testbed Celebrates 40 Years of Flight
  • Engine Alliance GP7200* Engine Enters Service With Air France

MTU Maintenance Renews CF34 Engine License Agreement
to 2022

MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg and GE Aviation have further strengthened a longtime working relationship with the signing of a license renewal for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of GE’s CF34-3, CF34-8 and CF34-10 engines that extends the agreement through 2022.

CFM Delivers 20,000th CFM56 Engine
Air France and flydubai are the recipients of "20,000th CFM56* engines," commemorating this milestone achievement for CFM International, the world's leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines.

Did You Know?
GE has launched several new CFM56-3 engine Time and Material (T&M) products with greatly increased Used Serviceable Material (USM) content. The contract structures that are available include Fixed Price Labor Schedule—which guarantees 90% USM content—and high USM content Not to Exceed proposals. Also available are CF6-80C2 engine shop visits with reduced material prices. For more information, contact your GE sales director.

Component Repair Highlights
New repair developments for CF6* and CFM56 engines are focused on improving customers' cost of ownership and increasing engines' time on wing.


* OnPoint, CF34, CF6 and GE90 are trademarks of General Electric Company.

* CFM56 is a trademark of CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between General Electric Company and Snecma (SAFRAN Group).

* GP7200 is a trademark of the Engine Alliance, a 50/50 joint venture of General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

* A320, A321 and A380 are trademarks of Airbus, an EADS company.

* 737, 747 and 777 are trademarks of The Boeing Company.

* Embraer 190 and Embraer 195 are trademarks of Embraer S.A.