EVENDALE, Ohio - USAir, based in Arlington, Virginia, has awarded to GE Engine Services Inc. two Maintenance Cost Per HourSM (MCPHSM) contracts covering maintenance, repair, and overhaul of more than 300 engines operated by the airline.
Under terms of the up-to-10-year contracts, GE Engine Services will maintain the CFM56-3 engines powering USAir's fleet of 139 Boeing 737-300 and 737-400s, as well as the CF6-80C2 engines powering USAir's 12 Boeing 767 aircraft.
The CFM56-3 work will be performed at GE's overhaul and repair facility at Strother Field, near Arkansas City, Kansas; the CF6 engine work, at GE's Ontario, California, facility. (The CFM56 engines are produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of General Electric of the United States and Snecma of France).
"We are very excited about entering this long-term relationship with USAir," said Bill Vareschi, president of GE Engine Services. "We are committed to providing the airline with the highest quality and most reliable engine service available in the industry."
GE's MCPH program provides maintenance support, on a flat rate per flying hour basis, specifically tailored to each participating airline's needs.
GE Engine Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company, is the world's largest integrated engine maintenance resource, with facilities not only in Kansas and California, but also in: Cincinnati, Ohio; Nantgarw, Wales; and Singapore.