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It’s 34 meters tall, has a total usable area of 14,000 square meters, and contains 12,500 tons of concrete and structural steel: in early July, MTU Aero Engines officially inaugurated its new manufacturing hall in Munich. The production facility is the tallest building at the site, and it is exceptional not just because of its construction. “With this building, we are opening the world’s most modern, automated manufacturing hall for turbine disks,” explained COO Dr Silke Maurer during the opening ceremony, which included around 150 guests.

“90 years and beyond – Passion for engines”: Under this motto, MTU Aero Engines will once again be exhibiting at the Farnborough International Airshow. During this anniversary year, the company will be demonstrating their world-renowned, innovative commercial and military propulsion technologies and what has made them successful over the past decades. The engine experts can be found at their 130-square-meter booth in Hall 1, No 1215.

Safran Helicopter Engines and MTU Aero Engines have signed the cooperation agreement to create the 50/50 joint venture EURA (derived from EUropean Military Rotorcraft Engine Alliance). This newly-created company will form the core of a larger program, which will collaborate with industrial and technological partners from several other European nations. With the creation of EURA, the two companies are taking a further important step towards the joint development of a new 100% European engine for the next generation of European military helicopters.

Berlin, Germany, June 6, 2024 – MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer, announced today at ILA Berlin a landmark partnership with VINATech Co. Ltd., a renowned expert in the field of catalyst coated membranes (CCMs) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs). The collaboration aims to push the boundaries of fuel cell technology, optimizing it for the unique demands of commercial flight.

MTU Maintenance Canada has completed the 1,500^th shop visit of its operational history, marking the occasion with the redelivery of a V2500-A5 engine operated by Spirit Airlines.

Berlin, June 6, 2024 – Zero emissions are the major goal of commercial aviation as well as the vision of MTU Aero Engines. With its Flying Fuel Cell™ (FFC), Germany’s leading engine manufacturer is steadily advancing the complete electrification of the powertrain, leaping from one milestone to the next. A test campaign of the tank system was successfully completed at MT Aerospace, while in Munich test cells are being built for the revolutionary drive technology in the Flying Fuel Cell, which will be further developed as part of the HEROPS EU research project.

Berlin, Germany, June 5, 2024 – EMVAL and the two-shaft compressor rig – those are the two Clean Sky 2 demonstrators of MTU Aero Engines. Together with its strategic cooperation partners GKN Aerospace Sweden and the German Aerospace Center (DLR = Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Germany’s leading engine manufacturer has further developed the low-pressure turbine (LPT) and high-pressure compressor (HPC) components as part of the Clean Sky 2 research program, and validated the new technologies. Now they will feed into the next generation of geared turbofan engines.

Munich, May 22, 2024 – “90 years and beyond – Passion for engines”: In its anniversary year, too, MTU Aero Engines will be attending ILA Berlin from June 5 to 9 to show off what has made it world-famous for decades – innovative commercial and military engine technologies for today, tomorrow, and beyond.