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GE Aerospace’s On Wing Support facility in Dubai.
DUBAI—GE Aerospace is investing $10 million over two years at its two MROs in the Middle East to increase engine service capacity and capabilities in the region.
Changes mostly focus on supporting CFM Leap 1A and 1B engines—750 of which operate with more than 20 airlines in the Middle East. However, the two GE Aerospace On Wing Support facilities in Dubai and Doha, Qatar, also are ramping up to support the GE9X engine that will power the Boeing 777X. The Middle East is the biggest market for this aircraft to date.
The investment from 2024-25 at GE's Dubai and Doha facilities includes new tooling and equipment. This will enable additional Leap quick-turn maintenance and new work scopes, including durability improvements, module disassembly and hot section MRO.
GE also is spending money on training to support those new capabilities and its planned 30% increase in staffing in the region.
Both facilities also are undergoing infrastructure improvements through GE’s Flight Deck lean operating tool, which leverages a Safety Management System and Quality Management System to improve efficiencies. That includes opening or closing walls to better manage flow.
Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery data shows airlines in the Middle East and Turkey plan to operate more than 3,000 Leap engines by 2034.
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