Press release

| New state-of-the-art facility will house MRO, a training center and apprentice workshop

| MTU Power targets 30-percent-increase in IGT shop-visit volume

Ludwigsfelde, March 31, 2025 | MTU Maintenance is expanding its physical footprint at its Berlin-Brandenburg location with the construction of a brand-new production hall for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of GE Aerospace’s LM^TM-series industrial gas turbines (IGT), also known as aero derivatives.

In the coming years, MTU Power, the brand behind the network’s IGT maintenance operations, will increase its shop visit volume by 30 percent on its LM2500 and LM6000 portfolio compared 2024. That will be supported by 40 additional aero derivative engine experts, further strengthening MTU Power’s position as the biggest authorized independent LM^TM-series MRO service provider in the market. To accommodate the imminent growth, MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg acquired an existing structure adjacent to the location’s property in 2024. That structure is now being demolished to make space for a state-of-the-art building with more than 10,500 square-meters (113,000 square-feet) dedicated to MRO and business development activities. It will also house the site’s IGT field service shop with an engine dock for quick turns and hospital visits, as well as a modern apprentice workshop. The latter will be part of a new training center, where mechanics can attain new and refine existing qualifications. The projected entry into service is January 2027.

André Sinanian, Managing Director and Senior VP of the MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg site, points out, “the aero derivatives program is a crucial part of the success of MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg. The new maintenance facility is the continuation of a plan to modernize and expand the location, and to set it up for the coming decades.”

Henrik Harksen, Director of Sales for IGTs, adds that the expansion will further improve workscope customization to meet customer needs and increasing market demand.

“The demand for IGT maintenance is there, so I am quite confident, we will achieve our goal of 30 percent more engines coming through our doors,” Harksen says. “This is why we have boosted our sales force and presence in local market segments across the globe.”

In the 30 years since the introduction of MRO activities for the LM^TM program, the Ludwigsfelde site has conducted over 1,500 shop visits, the majority of which were for the LM2500.  In addition, the location manages deployments for field and package services across MTU’s worldwide service center network for the two models mentioned above as well as the LM5000. The site has the most versatile portfolio in the MTU network, additionally offering customized MRO solutions for CF34-8 and -10E regional aircraft engines, the CFM56-7B and a series of Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, including the PW200, PW300 and PW500. Last year, its test cell was upgraded with the latest performance testing equipment and software in conjunction with the service provider’s CFM56-7B ramp-up.