Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services announced it has become the first in Africa with the capability to repair the GEnx Engine, which powers the Boeing 787 aircraft. The first GEnx engine repaired at Ethiopian Maintenance & Engineering Services facility makes the airline among one of very few GEnx Repair shops in the GE MRO global network. We are making additional investments to enhance our capability so as to fully overhaul of the GEnx engine before mid2019. “This newly-developed capability will enable us to overhaul the GEnx engines of not just our Boeing 787 fleet but also those of other airlines in the world operating Boeing 787 aircraft powered by the GEnx engine. Ethiopian MRO also holds EASA PART 145 approval for both base and line maintenance at Addis Ababa for B737NG, B757, B767 and B777.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2018 15:22 UTC