FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- Turkish Airlines and GE signed extensions to its TrueChoiceTM Flight Hour and TrueChoiceTM Overhaul agreements for the CF6-80E engines that power its fleet of seven Airbus A330 aircraft. Along with the maintenance, repair and overhaul services, GE Aviation will also partner with Turkish Airlines on leadership training as part of these agreements, which are valid until 2026.
“Turkish Airlines is one of the world’s leading carriers that established its position through strategic investment in its fleet, product and network resulting in impressive passenger growth figures. With today’s signing, we deepen our relationship with GE Aviation, one of the leading brands in the aerospace industry while we further enhance our overall engine performance,”said Dr. Temel Kotil Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Turkish Airlines.
“GE Aviation is proud to play an increasingly important role in Turkish Airlines’ expansion plans, and these extended TrueChoice agreements will ensure the airline’s engines receive the high quality OEM maintenance, repair and overhaul workscopes to keep them flying long into the future,” said Kevin McAllister, president and chief executive officer of GE Engine Services.
The TrueChoice suite of engine maintenance offerings for commercial aviation industry emphasizes the breadth and depth of capabilities and customization across the entire engine lifecycle. The TrueChoice suite includes:
- TrueChoice Flight Hour provides customized offerings that help optimize cost of ownership over the entire engine lifecycle with flexible risk transfer and payment options.
- TrueChoice Overhaul provides time and material overhauls with tailored workscopes specific to shop visit objectives, economic priorities and ownership horizon - whether for one engine or an entire fleet.
- TrueChoice Material provides high-quality new and used OEM parts, advanced repairs and technology upgrades for airlines and MROs that enhance engine performance over the lifecycle and support higher engine residual value.
- TrueChoice Transitions provides a broad range of options for changing ownership horizons, including green time leases, exchanges and material buy-back, plus custom workscopes with shorter builds and maximum used material. For lessors, GE offers products specifically designed to accommodate a change in owner or operator.
Each of the TrueChoice offerings is underpinned by GE Aviation's emerging capability and experience with using data and analytics to offer new insights to reduce maintenance burden and service disruptions for our customers.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, integrated digital, avionics, electrical power and mechanical systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings and is part of the world’s Digital Industrial Company with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive.
About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 327 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to more than 289 destinations worldwide with 240 international and 49 domestic. According to the 2015 Skytrax survey, Turkish Airlines was chosen as "Europe's Best Airline" and "Best Airline in Southern Europe" for the fifth and seventh consecutive time respectively. Having won in 2010 the world's "Best Economy Catering Service", in 2013 the world's "Best Business Catering Service", and in 2014 "Best Business Catering Service" awards, Turkish Airlines was awarded the world's "Best Business Class Lounge Dining" and "Best Business Airline Lounge" prizes in the 2015 Skytrax survey. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin, and Instagram.
TMTrueChoice is a trademark of General Electric Company.