Emirates signs up for $3bn Engine Alliance maintenance deal

The fleet management agreement is valued at more than $3bn over the life of the contract and formalises the letter of agreement that was announced at the last Dubai Air Show.

The Engine Alliance will manage aftermarket services for the GP7200 engine and utilise the MRO capabilities of its member companies, GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney, as well as other MRO facilities in its support network, including Emirates' facilities in Dubai.

“We are delighted to extend our relationship with Engine Alliance through the formalisation of the fleet management agreement for our GP7200 engines. We have every confidence in the services provided by Engine Alliance and its member companies, and we look forward to working even more closely with tit to support our MRO requirements as more A380s enter the Emirates fleet, “ said Adel Al Redha, Emirates executive vice president, Engineering and Operations.

Emirates entered service with the GP7200-powered A380 in August 2008, and took delivery of its fifth A380 in April. With 58 A380s and more than 250 GP7200 engines on order, Emirates is positioned to operate the largest A380 fleet in the world.

The GP7200 is derived from two successful wide-body engine programmes, the GE90 and the PW4000. It benefits from the two programmes' latest, proven technologies and the lessons learned from more than 22m flight hours of safe operation.

Certified at 76,500 pounds (340 kN) of thrust, the engine has the capability to produce more than 81,500 pounds (363 kN) of thrust. The GP7200 is the quietest, most fuel efficient engine for the A380 and its emissions are well below current and anticipated regulations according to Engine Alliance.