MTU Maintenance Zhuhai in 90 seconds

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airlines Company Limited, has completed its facility expansion to increase existing capacity by 50 percent to 450 shop visits per year and adding ca. 13,600 square meters as well as employee sport and parking facilities.

The Zhuhai shop provides comprehensive services for CFM56, LEAP and V2500 engines, has an advanced machinery and performs 80 percent of parts repairs in-house. Located in Zhuhai's free trade zone, the facility benefits from its proximity to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macao. Service teams can be dispatched to the customers in the region in no time. In addition to China Southern, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai serves over 70 customers from China, Asia and around the world, including International Aero Engines, Saudia Airlines and All Nippon Airways, as well as Chinese Shenzhen Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Its first expansion, increasing capacity from 200 to 300 shop visits, was completed in 2012.

Check out the video for some impressions of the new site. Some of the highlights include:

Update shop layout in Lean principles
Wireless work station
Digital flowline
New shop floor offices
Extensions to 450 shop visits per year
Improved logistics
Open offices