StandardAero has signed a Supplier Service Agreement with GMR Aero Technic, India’s largest third-party MRO service provider. The agreement is initially focused on leveraging the capabilities of both companies to provide enhanced on-wing support services to operators in India for narrowbody engine platforms including the CFM56-7B and LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B.
India is a major market for the new generation LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines, which power the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX families respectively. Operators in country have approximately 1,000 powerplants in service and a further 3,200 on order. The CFM56-7B, which powers the Boeing 737NG family, also remains in widespread use in the country, with more than 100 engines still in service.
StandardAero has a long history of supporting Indian operators, providing customers across the nation with reliable engine MRO services for the LEAP-1B narrowbody turbofan, AE 3007A regional turbofan and the PW127 regional turboprop, among others.
“StandardAero is pleased to build on our existing MRO capabilities for operators across India through this new agreement with GMR Aero Technic,” said Rebecca Lane, StandardAero senior vice president of global sales. “India represents one of the fastest-growing commercial aviation markets, and StandardAero is committed to ensuring that operators across the country receive the support they need to meet the nation’s ambitious regional connectivity objectives. Coming less than a year after our agreement with GMF AeroAsia in Indonesia, this new partnership with GMR Aero Technic highlights StandardAero’s commitment to providing operators with local support on a global scale.”
Commenting on the announcement for GMR Aero Technic, Ashok Gopinath, president and accountable manager, said: “Our partnership with StandardAero marks an important milestone in GMR Aero Technic’s journey towards developing advanced engine support capabilities for the APAC region. By combining StandardAero’s global expertise in engine aftermarket services with our infrastructure and regional presence, we aim to create a responsive on-wing support network that delivers greater value to airlines and operators. This collaboration further strengthens our vision of positioning India as a leading hub for aircraft MRO and specialized aviation services.”
StandardAero supports the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engine family from its 810,000-square-foot facility in San Antonio as a CFM LEAP Premier MRO provider, having signed the first non-airline CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA) in the Americas for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B in March 2023. StandardAero has been providing LEAP quick-turn shop visit (QTSV) services to operators since March 2024, and completed correlation of its first test cell for the LEAP in November 2024, paving the way for performance restoration shop visit (PRSV) inductions.
In addition to establishing MRO capability for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B at its San Antonio facility, StandardAero is also industrializing new engine component repairs for the LEAP family through its Component Repair Services (CRS) network of locations, and its Repair Development Center of Excellence. To date, StandardAero CRS has industrialized nearly 500 component repairs for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B. StandardAero also continues to grow its team of LEAP technicians through its in-house Aviation Mechanic Training Program, located at its Training Academy in San Antonio.
StandardAero also holds a CFM International General Support License Agreement (GSLA) for the CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B since 2009, and today serves the global operator base with engine overhaul and test capabilities from two locations across North America: Winnipeg, MB, Canada and DFW International Airport, TX, USA. The company provides an extensive range of additional services for the CFM56 family, including exchange engines, used serviceable material (USM), component repair and overhaul, and EHM data analysis.