Nuremberg-based Aero-Dienst has signed a framework agreement with Dallas, Texas-based MRO provider Turbine Engine Specialists (TES) to collaborate on repair services for engines and auxiliary power units (APUs) from Honeywell.

This arrangement is intended to provide even more flexible and smoother service for business jets based in Europe that are equipped with TFE731-series and HTF7000-series engines, as well as APUs from the GTCP36-100/150 and RE100/220 series.

Troubleshooting requests at Aero-Dienst and TES are optimally channelled to whichever of the two authorised Honeywell Channel Partners that can promptly provide support and holds the appropriate certification for the service. This will continue to evolve as TES develops its presence within the EMEA market.

This means that Aero-Dienst takes on the AOG support requests for Europe that are received by TES in the US and completes the troubleshooting and necessary service work with its highly specialised engine team. The same goes for engine service requests for regularly planned maintenance and repairs on jets based in Europe (Learjets, Falcon jets, Citations, etc). Aero-Dienst will take on ongoing Major Periodic Inspections (MPIs) that are not covered under the MSP maintenance programme, and TES will handle MSP-covered MPIs, as well as all larger overhauls and repairs on the APUs as certifications and capabilities allow.

This maintenance services agreement is the result of an excellent and long-term collaboration between the two organisations. Aero-Dienst has already conducted the majority of the Post-Loan Inspections (PLIs) on 36-100 and 36-150 loaner APUs from TES since 2021 in support of assets stored and located in support of EMEA customers from the TES-owned Honeywell APU rental bank.

“We greatly appreciate the cooperation with TES since we together are now even better positioned to service engines and APUs for aircraft operators in Europe,” says manager, maintenance engine shop Andrea Weyrich.

“At TES, we value our longstanding partnership with Aero-Dienst,” says TES COO Stefan O'Hare. “Its technical expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional customer solutions align perfectly with our own values. We have immense respect for the Aero-Dienst brand and the trust it has earned across the EMEA market.”

Engine service has been one of Aero-Dienst's core competencies for over 55 years. Appreciated by customers and manufacturers alike, the Nuremberg-based full-service provider enjoys an outstanding reputation for maintenance of engines and APUs. This is reflected in its recognition as a Honeywell Major Mobile Channel Partner and authorised maintenance provider for HTF7000 engine nacelles, as a GE authorised service centre, a Rolls-Royce authorised service centre, and a Pratt & Whitney designated maintenance facility.

For over 45 years Learjet, Hawker and Falcon operators have entrusted their TFE731 engines to Aero-Dienst for maintenance and repair. The engine team's expertise has been demonstrated by more than 300 MPIs performed over the last 18 years, because only a highly trained and experienced engine team can sustain such a high quality standard for decades.

In addition to its headquarters in Nuremberg, Aero-Dienst also operates Austrian stations in Vienna and Klagenfurt and a maintenance station near Munich in Oberpfaffenhofen that was set up three years ago. Its component shop in Landsberg am Lech allows it to provide fast and local repairs for maintenance operators in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.