
土耳其航空和CFM国际公司周五签署谅解备忘录,采购300多架飞机发动机及长期维护服务,涵盖超过600架发动机的机队,两家公司宣布。
Turkish Airlines and CFM International signed a memorandum of understanding Friday for the purchase of more than 300 aircraft engines and long-term maintenance services covering a fleet of over 600 engines, the companies announced.
据新闻稿称,包括备用发动机在内的新发动机,将为最多150架波音737 MAX飞机提供动力,该飞机订单于9月下旬宣布,包含100架确定订单和50架购买期权。
The new engines, including spares, will power up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft under an order announced in late September comprising 100 firm orders and 50 options, according to a press release.
服务协议将涵盖土耳其航空及其子公司AJet的全部LEAP-1B发动机机队,包括之前订购或交付的发动机、备用发动机、为租赁飞机提供动力的发动机以及潜在期权。
The service agreement will cover the entire LEAP-1B engine fleet of Turkish Airlines and its subsidiary AJet, including engines previously ordered or delivered, spare engines, those powering leased aircraft and potential options.
该备忘录还包括一项材料服务协议,支持在土耳其建立发动机维修、大修和检修(MRO)设施。
The memorandum also includes a material services agreement supporting the establishment of an engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Türkiye.
协议在伊斯坦布尔的签字仪式上签署,签字人包括土耳其航空董事长穆拉特·塞克尔、土耳其技术公司首席执行官米凯尔·阿克布勒特以及赛峰公司首席执行官奥利维尔·安德烈,赛峰是CFM的两家母公司之一。
The agreement was signed at a ceremony in Istanbul by Turkish Airlines Chairman Murat Seker, Turkish Technic CEO Mikail Akbulut and Olivier Andries, CEO of Safran, one of CFM's two parent companies.
塞克尔表示,该协议将支持该航空公司不断扩大的机队、航线网络和运营效率。
Seker said the agreement would support the airline's expanding fleet, flight network and operational efficiency.
“我们很高兴通过一项全面的服务包,加强与合作多年的CFM的伙伴关系,”他说。
"We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with CFM, with whom we have worked for many years, through a comprehensive service package," he said.
“这一合作将提供开发LEAP发动机维修、大修和检修能力所需的专业知识、可靠性和支持,”他补充道。
"This cooperation will provide the expertise, reliability and support needed to develop our maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities for LEAP engines," he added.
阿克布勒特表示,土耳其技术公司将通过为LEAP发动机提供全面服务来扩大其发动机维护能力,同时在其既有的飞机和部件维护运营基础上继续投资。
Akbulut said Turkish Technic would expand its engine maintenance capabilities by providing comprehensive services for LEAP engines, while continuing investments alongside its established aircraft and component maintenance operations.
安德烈将该协议描述为跨越近四十年的伙伴关系中的又一里程碑,表示这将支持土耳其航空的增长和机队扩张。
Andries described the agreement as another milestone in a partnership spanning nearly four decades, saying it would support Turkish Airlines' growth and fleet expansion.
GE航空航天公司董事长兼首席执行官H.劳伦斯·卡尔普(H. Lawrence Culp Jr.)表示,该合作将支持该航空公司伊斯坦布尔枢纽网络的扩张以及其发动机维护能力的发展。
GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp Jr. said the cooperation would support the expansion of the airline's Istanbul-based network and the development of its engine maintenance capabilities.
包括AJet机队在内,土耳其航空目前运营96架由CFM56-7B发动机动力的波音737次世代飞机和79架配备LEAP-1B发动机的波音737 MAX飞机。
Including AJet's fleet, Turkish Airlines currently operates 96 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft powered by CFM56-7B engines and 79 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft equipped with LEAP-1B engines.
该声明称,自该发动机系列十年前投入使用以来,CFM已交付超过1万台LEAP发动机,机队累计飞行时数超过1亿小时。
CFM has delivered more than 10,000 LEAP engines since the engine family entered service a decade ago, with the fleet accumulating over 100 million flight hours, the statement said.