Engine MRO service provider MTU Maintenance has secured a €200m contract from Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air to provide maintenance services for its 24 CFM56-7B and 7BE engines on Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Under the 12-year contract, MTU Maintenance will also provide spare engine and on-site support to Solaseed Air.
The company will repair the engines at its facility in Zhuhai, China.
The Solaseed Air contract is said to be MTU Maintenance’s largest deal from a Japan-based customer since the company entered the Japanese market in 2010.
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai managing director Frank Bodenhage said: "We are very proud that we could extend our excellent cooperation with Solaseed Air."
Solaseed Air CEO Hiroshi Takahashi said: "MTU Maintenance has proven a reliable and trustworthy partner, which provides us with outstanding service quality, and we are happy to continue sending the company our latest generation engines for maintenance."
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By GlobalDataMTU received first maintenance contract from Solaseed Air for its CFM56-3 engines in 2011.
Previously called Skynet Asia Airways, Solaseed Air serves domestic destinations with round-trip flights on eight routes across Japan.
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a 50/50 venture between of MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Air, repairs and overhauls CFM56 and V2500 engines.