MRO services provider Sanad Aerotech has signed an agreement with GE Aviation to service the LEAP engines platform.
Under the agreement, the Abu Dhabi based company will provide performance restoration overhaul services on the GEnx-1B engine as well as continued time (quick turn) overhauls on CFM International's LEAP engines for GE.
Sanad Aerotech will expand its existing maintenance and repair services to include full overhaul on 315 GEnx engines until 2035, and quick turn on 237 LEAP engines until 2030 at its Abu Dhabi shop.
The agreement takes effect 1 January 2020.
Mansoor Janahi, Sanad Aerotech CEO, said: "This significant new agreement is a testament to the trust that Sanad Aerotech has earned as a preferred global provider of engine MRO solutions to the world's largest engine manufacturers. Our partnership with GE elevates Abu Dhabi's standing as a strategic and reliable hub for MRO solutions and supports the emirate's vision to build a sustainable knowledge and innovation economy."