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The Supervisory Board of MTU Aero Engines AG has extended the contract of Dr Silke Maurer by five years up to the end of January 2031. She took over the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MTU Aero Engines on 1 February 2023 and was thereby appointed to the Executive Board of MTU Aero Engines. Maurer is responsible for OEM Operations, including MTU’s manufacturing, assembly, purchasing and quality departments.

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have signed a contract for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the airline’s CFM56-7B engines powering its 47 Boeing 737NG aircraft. The agreement between Japan’s largest carrier and Asia’s biggest provider of customized MRO solutions for aero engines underscores the two industry leaders’ long-time collaboration.

MTU Maintenance celebrated the official opening of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Jinwan branch today. This additional site is a branch of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airlines. It will focus on Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines and have a yearly capacity of up to 260 engine shop visits annually once ramped up.

Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage engine has achieved U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for the Airbus A320neo family. The Advantage is the latest engine from the GTF family to be certified – an achievement to which MTU Aero Engines contributed with its engineering and technology expertise.

MTU Maintenance appointed Gernot Sell General Manager of MTU Maintenance Dallas Inc. effective 1st February, 2025. He takes over from Nezam Moghadassian, who is retiring from the company.

The Supervisory Board of MTU Aero Engines AG has appointed Katja Garcia Vila (52) as the new Chief Financial Officer. She left Continental AG at her own request after 27 years in various roles, including as CFO from 2021 to 2024. At MTU Aero Engines, she will succeed Peter Kameritsch, who is a member of the Executive Board and responsible for finance and IT. Kameritsch (55) has decided not to extend his contract, which runs until the end of the year, in order to focus more on Supervisory Board roles. Before his appointment to the Executive Board in 2018, he held various management positions in the areas of finance, investor relations and strategy within MTU Aero Engines.

Germany‘s Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg at the beginning of January 2025.