Snecma to open three centres as it bids to double CFM56 capacity

London: Snecma Services is preparing to more than double its CFM International CFM56 engine maintenance capacity by opening new facilities in India, Mexico and Russia.
Vice-president of customer operations Pierre-Emmanuel Gires says an agreement to open a joint venture facility in Queretaro, Mexico with Mexicana was finalised last month, while talks with prospective Russian partners Aeroflot and NPO Saturn are at an early stage.
In India, Gires says Snecma is just starting to explore with potential airline partners how to approach opening a CFM56 service centre.
"We'll probably open one in Mexico and we're considering one in India and probably in Russia at some point," he says.
Snecma currently has engine repair facilities in Belgium, China, France and Morocco. The Belgium and French shops are wholly owned, while the plants in Chengdu in China and Casablanca in Morocco are joint ventures with Air China and Royal Air Maroc, respectively.
01/08/06 Brendan Sobie/Flight International

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