MTU Maintenance Dallas opens new facility and signs contracts for engine storage

Munich/Dallas, October 16, 2013 – MTU Maintenance Dallas, MTU Maintenance’s center of excellence for on-wing and on-site services, has moved to a new facility thereby expanding its engine maintenance business and associated storage capacity. The new building has a floor space of 3,800 square meters – more than three times the size of the old shop – and six engine maintenance bays as well as the capacity to store up to fifteen engines.

The opening of the new facility is accompanied by additional contracts which MTU Maintenance Dallas has recently signed with a major low-cost carrier based in the US as well as with a European engine lessor. The contracts include engine storage and housekeeping services and establish the fundament for further development of MTU Maintenance Dallas’ services while securing capacity utilization for the coming years.

The new building is conveniently located close to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and fully air-conditioned providing the capability to store any engine type. Further the new shop offers MTU Maintenance Dallas the best scaffolding to minimize down-time and to support customers with full-service on-time maintenance solutions.

As MTU Maintenance’s center of competence for on-site services MTU Maintenance Dallas’ highly trained technical staff of A&P licensed technicians provide rapid response to maintenance needs, whether scheduled or unscheduled. The company’s mobile unit is able to perform a wide range of maintenance tasks including engine pre-buy inspections and field service engine repairs. Further services also include AOG support, engine on-wing routine, end of lease inspection, borescoping and engine change.