HAECO Group has expanded its partnership with GE Aerospace
By James Pozzi, Aviation Weekly
FARNBOROUGH—Hong Kong-based MRO provider HAECO Group has expanded its partnership with GE Aerospace by adding GE90 maintenance services to its offering as well as securing its China-based engine business a place in the future GE9X repair network.
Announced at Farnborough Airshow, HAECO’s broader GE agreement was also extended until 2040. Under this arrangement HAECO renewed its GE Branded Services Agreement, enabling HAECO to continue as an authorized service provider for the GE90 through its Xiamen, China-based HAECO Engine Services business. Both parties have also extended this engine offload agreement for the GE90, which powers the Boeing 777. The latter deal typically comprises quick-turn repair services.
In addition, HAECO has signed a 15-year material service agreement related to the GE90, which will see it provide overhauls for the engine through its Xiamen business while also expanding its external GE90 MRO market, which it has operated in since 2010. Over the past 14 years, HAECO says it has conducted around 950 overhauls on the GE90, for which it also holds test cell capability at 150,000-lb. thrust. Its Hong Kong Aero Services business concentrates on Rolls-Royce Trent 700, 800, XWB and 1000 engines, along with the RB211-524.
HAECO Engine Services in Xiamen has also been added to the global aftermarket network for the GE9X. The engine is the sole engine option for the forthcoming 777X for which Boeing is working to secure FAA type certification. GE says the engine type is compatible with sustainable aviation fuels and has a 10% lower specific fuel consumption than its predecessor engine.
Richard Sell, CEO of HAECO Group, says the extended and additional agreements will further enhance the company’s competitiveness in the open market for both engine types.
