Aero Norway signs offload agreement with GE Aerospace for CFM LEAP engine modules

The multi-year contract is the first of its kind for Aero Norway and marks a significant point in the company’s transition towards the LEAP engine type.

Stavanger, Norway. Aero Norway, an ITP Aero company and specialist MRO provider for CFM56 engines manufactured by CFM International*, has signed a shop visit offload agreement with GE Aerospace to cover the CFM LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B high pressure turbine (HPT) rotor and HPT stage 2 nozzle assemblies. The multi-year contract is the first of its kind for Aero Norway and marks an important starting point in the company’s transition to CFM LEAP engines.

The agreement solidifies Aero Norway’s participation in GE Aerospace’s open MRO ecosystem, which is helping meet growing demand for LEAP maintenance. GE Aerospace is offloading LEAP engine repairs to trusted third-party providers to address the increasing maintenance demand from over 8,000 active engines and a backlog of over 10,000 engines.

Neil Russell, CEO, Aero Norway, comments: “We are very proud to sign this agreement with GE Aerospace. It represents a significant milestone in our CFM LEAP journey, and we are pleased to take this step in close partnership with GE Aerospace. Together, our objective is to expand capacity within the ecosystem, delivering efficient, high-quality engine MRO support to customers. This agreement reflects the confidence placed in Aero Norway’s highly skilled technicians, as well as our steadfast commitment to quality.”

Flavio Gregorio, Vice President, CFM LEAP & RISE Programs at GE Aerospace, comments: “This agreement reflects our commitment to work with highly capable, technically astute MRO providers to support high engine availability and utilization for operators. Aero Norway and ITP Aero have more than three decades of experience delivering high-quality services – expertise which will help us improve MRO performance for our customers.”

Alan Jones, Executive Vice President of MRO for ITP Aero, comments: “This agreement is another example of how the ITP Aero Group is scaling its MRO footprint and capabilities in line with the evolving needs of the market. CFM LEAP is a key growth engine for our MRO strategy, and Aero Norway’s integration into GE Aerospace’s open MRO ecosystem demonstrates how we are building complementary capabilities across the Group”.

*CFM International is a 50/50 joint company of GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines.