Singapore Airlines signs Engine Maintenance agreement with General Electric

Singapore Airlines today signed a 10-year services agreement, named OnPointSM Solutions, with the General Electric Company, for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of GE90-115B engines that will power the Airline’s fleet of 19 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. SIA plans to introduce the aircraft into service in 2006.

Singapore Airlines’ Senior Executive Vice President (Operations and Services) Bey Soo Khiang described the agreement as the beginning of a new partnership with GE. 

“GE has returned as a major supplier to Singapore Airlines and we are pleased that they are able to provide comprehensive maintenance support for the engine. The  agreement helps to align both Singapore Airlines and GE’s interests in optimizing engine maintenance cost while maintaining our high standards of safety and reliability. By entering into such arrangements, our maintenance costs become more predictable and correspond directly with our operating pattern.”

“We are very excited that a world-class premium carrier like Singapore Airlines has selected GE as the maintenance provider for its GE90-115B engines,” said Dan Heintzelman, President of Engine Services at GE Transportation. “Singapore Airlines is known in the industry for its outstanding customer service, and we will help ensure their customers remain satisfied with their flights aboard our GE90-powered aircraft.”

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