AerCap has announced it has signed a seven-year agreement with GE Aerospace to provide lease pool management services for the GE9X engine. The agreement also extends AerCap’s ongoing lease pool support for GEnx, GE90, CF6, and CF34 engines. The agreement calls for AerCap to provide GE9X shop visit management, lease return coordination and technical services, as well as lease documentation and administration support. GE Aerospace is investing in capabilities to support its GE9X customers as the engine nears entry into service, increasing capacity, enhancing training, and adding advanced tooling in its MRO shops worldwide. GE9X customers will receive the full suite of services extended to all of GE Aerospace’s popular engines, including overhaul, component repair, and advanced diagnostics.
Commenting on the deal, the Executive Vice President of AerCap Engines, Tom Slattery said, ”This agreement further strengthens our partnership with GE Aerospace and extends our engine leasing relationship into the next decade. It also adds GE’s newest technology engine, the GE9X, to our servicing capability, leveraging our existing industrial network to provide world-class support to GE Aerospace and their customers.”
Also commenting was the President and CEO, Commercial Engines and Services for GE Aerospace, Russell Stokes who added, “ This agreement is an important building block to ensure when the GE9X enters service, our customers have a robust network of support to keep their 777X fleets flying reliably and safely. AerCap’s global network, existing customer relationships, and extensive experience on multiple GE Aerospace engines makes them ideal to manage our GE9X lease pool.”
