By Staff Correspondent
Safair Operations Pty Ltd. has signed a five-year agreement to extend its TrueChoice Overhaul service with GE for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of CFM56-7B* engines that power FlySafair’s fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Safair is extending its TrueChoice contract signed in 2019. The new agreement covers maintenance of its entire CFM56-7B engine fleet until 2027.
“GE Aviation continues to prove itself as the right maintenance provider for our CFM56 engines. This agreement provides us value with cost reduction benefits and OEM high reliability,” said Elmar Conradie, CEO Safair.
The TrueChoice suite of engine maintenance offerings incorporate an array of GE capabilities and customization across an engine’s lifecycle. All TrueChoice offerings are underpinned by GE’s data and analytic capabilities, and experience, to help reduce maintenance burden and service disruptions for customers.
“GE is honored that Safair continues to select us to maintain its entire CFM56-7B engine fleet,” said Russell Stokes, President and CEO, Commercial Engines and Services for GE. “This agreement will enable us to provide high-quality OEM service to FlySafair’s engine fleet to keep these engines flying.”
