EME AERO has obtained EASA 145 certification as maintenance shop

Munich, Hamburg, Rzeszów December 19, 2019 - EME Aero, Engine
Maintenance Europe service center, a 50/50 joint venture between
Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines, has completed the aviation
authority certification process and obtained EASA 145 certification
as a maintenance organization on 12th December, 2019. Site completion
and the official open-ing of the company is planned for spring 2020.

This certification is a prerequisite for EME to start operations and
work for customers around the world. The company will initially
perform shop visits for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM GTF engine
model. In the following years, the PW1500G and PW1900G models will be
added to EME's portfolio.

EME Aero was founded less than two years ago. Since then, the company
has completed various milestones in the course of building one of the
largest and most advanced MRO service centers for Pratt & Whitney
Geared Turbo Fan engines worldwide. Both shareholders have invested
nearly 150 million EUR. The shop, which is based on an efficient flow
line principle, is designed for an annual capacity of up to 450 shop
visits. The EME Aero workforce will also gradually grow as the
numbers of in-service GTF engines increase. By 2026, EME is expected
to have a workforce of around 1,000 employees.

Since the plot acquisition in March 2018 in Jasionka near Rzeszów,
Poland, these twenty months have been devoted to the construction of
a high-tech facility with one of the most modern test cells currently
on the market. A professional organization has been established with
a quality management system and the creation of a strong EME Aero
employer brand-ing in the local Podkarpackie region. By the end of
2019, there will be more than 235 em-ployees on board who have been
professionally trained in EME Aero Training Center and at the
shareholders' sites in Germany.