Ethiopian approved for CFM56 engine overhaul

Ethiopian Airlines' maintenance arm has been approved to overhaul CFM International CFM56-3 and -7B engines.
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General Electric assisted Ethiopian MRO Services to develop its capabiities over the past three years and the airline group has invested more than $20m to expand the engine shop, upgrade the existing test cell, and retool. .  necessary tools and machinery.It now has full overhaul capability for legacy Boeing 737-300/400/500s as well as current generation 737s under a support agreement with the engine manufacturer.

The 12,000m² (129,000ft²) facility has been certified for CFM56 overhaul by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority and the FAA.
Aside from CFM56s, the company offers full overhaul for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121, PW127 and PT6 turboprop engines as well as Honeywell GTCP331-200 auxiliary power units. It also carries out module changes for Pratt & Whitney PW2000 and PW4000 turbofans.

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