GKN Aerospace focuses on engine and transparencies aftermarket business at MRO Americas, 2014

Hyderabad, 13^th March,2014 - GKN Aerospace transparencies and aero-engine aftermarket operations will form the centre of the company’s display on booth1401 at MRO Americas, 8th - 10th April, 2014, in Phoenix, Az.

Engine services- GKN Aerospace has provided maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for airlines and operators around the world for 45 years. The company supports engines such as the turboprop P&W Canada PW100 and turbofan Honeywell TFE731 alongside its industrial gas turbine (IGT) programmes. It holds full OEM licenses, has national airworthiness approvals and offers tailored engine maintenance solutions created in close partnership with each customer. These minimise downtime and maximize efficiency and also has service teams on standby to provide on-site support and around-the-clock expert technical services as well as lease engines.

Fan blade repair- GKN Aerospace holds a wide range of approvals for repair of engine fan blades, compressor blades, fan disks and fan cases. The company supports over 180 airlines and jet engine overhaul shops internationally and has recently gained additional overhaul and repair approvals from General Electric and CFMI for: 

- The CF6-80E 1st stage fan blade, used on the Airbus A330 aircraft

- The CFM 56-5B outlet guide vane, used on the A320 aircraft

In addition, CFMI has given approval for GKN Aerospace to carry out repair 16 on CFM56-7 blades which are typically used on the Boeing B737-600/700/800/900/-900ER aircraft. This is a complex repair which restores the chord of the fan blade and has virtually eliminated chord wear as a cause of fan blade replacement, reducing operator maintenance costs significantly.

Transparency repair and replacement - GKN Aerospace is well established as a first-tier manufacturer of original-equipment and aftermarket aircraft canopies, cockpit windows, windshields, passenger cabin windows and wingtip lenses. Across the board these products exceed industry performance benchmarks and are the reliable, low-risk products of choice for operators worldwide. 

Proven cockpit windshields provide military and commercial operators with unmatched protection whilst CrystalVue II™ cabin windows are the standard fit for Embraer, Boeing and Airbus long range airframes. This is a market leading business that is responsible for developing the canopy for the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) as well as the large, state of the art passenger cabin windows fitted to the Boeing 787.

GKN Aerospace provides a comprehensive AOG transparencies replacement service. Among the range of replacement options the company supplies a complete suite of replacement transparencies for the A320 with the lightest weight, highest performance and lowest maintenance on the market today. The company has also expanded the services offered by its extensive FAA 145 transparencies repair station. This facility now includes window framing and overhaul operations among its list of services and offers world-class lead times for repair and exchange programmes with large commercial airlines.