Aviation Maintenance Magazine

Garuda Indonesia, CFM sign MOU for CFM56-7B Support

13 Dec 2011

Garuda Indonesia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for the long-term support of the CFM56-7B engines powering the airline’s fleet of 63 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Under the terms of the potential 15-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) contract, CFM would provide comprehensive engine maintenance service and guarantee maintenance costs on a dollar per engine flight hour basis. “This partnership is a concrete manifestation of long-term support for Garuda and for our fleet revitalization program,” said Emirsyah Satar, president & CEO of Garuda Indonesia. “This partnership will also bring benefit to the Garuda fleet by having a high quality standard for engine performance and efficient operation through predictive maintenance costs.” As part of the proposed contract, CFM and Garuda’s Maintenance arm, GMF Aero Asia will jointly develop overhaul capability for the CFM56-7B engine. Once capable, Garuda’s CFM56-7B engine overhauls will be undertaken by GMF as part of the RPFH agreement.