CFM opens Hyderabad maintenance training centre
CFM International’s fourth CFM56 maintenance training centre has opened in Hyderabad in India to support its customers in the country and the region.
This facility mirrors those in China, France and the USA and will provide hands-on training for the maintenance of CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines, says the engine manufacturer. When fully operational, the centre will have the capacity to train 500 students annually.
The first CFM56 engines entered service with Jet Airways in 1994, and the company says that there are more then 500 CFM56 engines in service or on order in the region. These power Airbus and Boeing aircraft for Air India, Air India Express, Go Air, and SpiceJet, as well as airlines in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.
CFM also provides engines for the Indian government’s VIP fleet of Boeing Business Jets, in addition to commercial applications. In January 2009, the CFM56-7B-powered Boeing P-8I was selected to provide long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare capabilities to the Indian navy.
08/03/10 Siva Govindasamy/Flightglobal