Paris, France — Sanad, a global aerospace engineering and leasing solutions leader wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, Tuesday signed an agreement with GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines to expand its MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) services offerings to LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines that power Airbus A320neo family and Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft.
With this agreement, Sanad becomes the first certified LEAP MRO service provider in the SAMENA region, supporting the global LEAP MRO supply chain from its facility in Abu Dhabi.
GE Aerospace is a provider of jet engines, components and systems for aircraft, and Safran Aircraft Engines is a commercial and military aircraft engine manufacturer.
The agreement, which was signed at the Paris Air Show, provides for LEAP engine shop visit offload from both GE and Safran for two new generation engine types for the first time in the history of Sanad.
LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines are effectively designed to meet the challenge of decarbonizing air transport with enhanced performance in terms of improved fuel consumption and reduced CO2 emissions.
Mansoor Janahi, Managing Director and Group CEO of Sanad, said the collaboration brings the latest engine technology to Sanad.