GE Aerospace announced today that it is expanding its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) factory in Três Rios (RJ) with an investment of R$430 million in response to increased customer volume in Brazil. The expansion work began at the beginning of this year and is expected to be completed by the end of the first half of 2025. With the factory upgrade, the site will house 500 GE Aerospace employees.
“With the expansion of the Três Rios plant, we will be able to increase our MRO capacity, mainly for LEAP engines,” said Luiz Froes, Regional Executive Director and Vice President of Government Relations for Latin America. “This will be possible not only due to the increase in space and staff to carry out our activities, but thanks to the implementation of FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary operating model of Lean. We will be able to optimize the distribution of parts and engine parts at our units in Brazil, which will help us meet the growing demand of our customers around the world.”
Currently, GE Aerospace provides MRO services for more than 500 engines annually in Brazil. Services include engine disassembly/assembly, maintenance/repair/overhaul, inspection and testing. When the expansion of the Três Rios factory is completed, this number is expected to increase to more than 800 engines per year.
“This plant expansion is a testament to GE Aerospace’s confidence in the work that Celma has been developing in Três Rios since 2018, and is a natural reflection of how our customers around the world expect us to continue to provide world-class MRO services. with a relentless focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost, in that order. We are proud of this expansion and grateful for all the that Brazil has given to our business over the years”, said Julio Talon, Celma Factory Manager.
The expansion will result in an increase in the repair capacity of CFM LEAP engines in Brazil. The Três Rios factory was opened in 2018 and is part of Celma's factory complex in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which also includes Celma's main factory, 14 Bis, Avio do Brasil and the Rio de Janeiro factory in Tom Jobim International Airport.
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