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Hannover (Germany), 16 April 2015 – MTU Maintenance is celebrating 15,000 completed engine shop visits since the foundation of the company 35 years ago. The jubilee engine, a
CF34-10E was delivered to Aeroméxico Connect which has been a customer of MTU Maintenance since 2010. MTU Maintenance is one of the top 5 engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers in the world. Customers benefit from innovative and customized services, high-tech repair solutions and a global network of locations which ensure true MRO alternatives and one-stop shop solutions. 

Aeroméxico Connect is the regional airline of Mexico’s flag carrier Aeroméxico. With a fleet of 65 Embraer aircraft, it is considered the most important regional airline in Mexico and one of the biggest Embraer aircraft operators worldwide offering more than 300 daily scheduled flights to 42 destinations in Mexico, ten in the United States and four in Central America. Only recently, Aeroméxico Connect has expanded its existing exclusive maintenance contract with MTU Maintenance until 2022. The company is now responsible for all 65 CF34-10E engines which power its fleet of Embraer 190s.  

The CF34 engine is the most popular engine for regional jets with 50 to 100 seats. As an Authorized CF34 Service Provider, MTU Maintenance’s location in Berlin-Brandenburg is specialized in the maintenance of this engine type and the first independent provider worldwide to offer MRO services, including on-wing repairs for all current variants of the engine. Since the start of the program in 2001, MTU Maintenance has completed approximately 1,500 engine or module overhauls, almost half of which on-wing. 

About MTU Aero Engines
MTU Aero Engines AG is Germany's leading engine manufacturer. The company is a technological leader in low-pressure turbines, high-pressure compressors, turbine center frames as well as manufacturing processes and repair techniques. In the commercial OEM business, the company plays a key role with the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-tech components together with international partners. In the commercial maintenance sector the company ranks among the top 5 service providers for commercial aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The activities are combined under the roof of MTU Maintenance. In the military arena, MTU Aero Engines is Germany's industrial lead company for practically all engines operated by the country's military. MTU operates a network of locations around the globe; Munich is home to its corporate headquarters. In fiscal 2014, the company had a workforce of some 9,000 employees and posted consolidated sales of approximately 3.9 billion euros.