Our on-wing and on-site solutions are all about avoiding unnecessary costs, minimizing TAT, and preserving the continuity of your operations while improving the environmental footprint of the maintenance.

We have a specialized multi-disciplinary team, comprising about 30 staffs: team leaders, mechanics, engineering, technical office, logistics and support functions.

Our team is able to handle LEAP-1A/1B CFM56-5B, GE90-94/115, Trent XWB-84, and PW1500G. We can release you on EASA, FAA, CAAC and others release certificates based on your needs.

Uzbekistan Airways (UZB)

📍 Tashkent, Uzbekistan

📅 May 2024

❓ A LEAP-1A engine leased to Uzbekistan Airways (UZB) reached lease contract due date. The lessor (Willis) demands that UZB proves engine condition before giving it back to them.

✔ Perform required tasks on contractual basis between UZB and Willis: Long term preservation, full BSI with report, several checks and inspections.

Philippines Airlines (PAL)

📍 Manila, Philippines

📅 April 2024

❓ The IGV and VSV actuating ring as well as guide pads of a GE90-115 engine found out of service.

✔ To get the engine back into service, the IGV/VSV system, bushings and guide pads were replaced.

Cambodia Airways (KME)

📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

📅 July 2024

❓ KME AOG situation due to a borescope inspection that revealed not acceptable damage on some high-pressure nozzle guide vanes (NGV HP) (CFM56-5B).

✔ Defective HP NGV were removed and replaced.

🗨 “KME is satisfied with AFI's service on engine on-wing repair. AFI's response is quick and efficient. The on-wing support on-site team is professional and experienced.”

Philippines Airlines (PAL)

📍 Manilla, Philippines

📅 February 2023

❓ Due to a FOD, several HPC blades presented defects out of tolerance that need to be replaced before next engine operation.

✔ Top/Bottom Case operation was performed on a CFM56-5B to replace out of damaged parts: HPC blades, variable sector vanes (VSV), shrouds and seals.

🗨 “Philippine Airlines greatly appreciates AFI KLM E&M’s rapid on-site support. We’re extremely grateful for the valuable partnership between our two groups.”

Volotea (VOE)

📍 Verona, Italia

📅 April 2023

❓ Some defects out of tolerance found on HPT blades, probably due to a FOD, so the CFM56-5B engine must be repaired.

✔ Damaged HPT blades were replaced to return engine to operations.

Druk Air (DRK)

📍 Paro, Bhutan, (AOG Covid)

📅 April 2021

❓ Problem: Druk Air's plane ends up in AOG due to a FOD during the covid crisis. This failure had a major impact, as Druk Air had no spare engines available.

✔ The solution for the FOD damage was to make a top case and replace the carters, as well as the numerous damaged HPC blades. (CFM56-5B)

🗨 “Thank you very much for sending a highly skilled and an efficient team for this intervention. This important and unique intervention was completed successfully. We are impressed and satisfied.”

Air Asia (APG)

📍 Manilla, Philippines

📅 March 2024

❓ A defect found during a borescope inspection of the HPC blades. The defect is out of tolerance, so it must be repaired. (CFM56-5B)

✔ A boroblending task was proposed to avoid HPC module exposure and the risk of major repairs on the engine.

Air Asia (APG)

📍 Manilla, Philippines

📅 June 2024

❓ Magnetic presence of particles, revealed AGB (Accessory Gear Box) deterioration. (CFM56-5B)

✔ Replacement of the AGB.

Singapore Airlines (SIA)

📍 Singapore

📅 July 2023

❓ A broken stud was stuck on the AGB (Accessory Gear Box). (GE90 Series)

✔ Fitting task performed to replace damaged stud on the AGB

Air Senegal (SZN)

📍 Dakar, Senegal

📅 May 2024

❓ High engine vibrations and magnetic particles revealed damages on the TGB (Transfer Gear Box) and RDS (housing radial shaft drive) that lead SZN plane to an AOG condition. (CFM56-5B)

✔ Proposal of serviceable TGB and RDS, and on-site replacement to allow SZN to keep up operations in short delay.

Air Austral (REU)

📍 Paris, France

❓ Fan abradable erosion out of limits that may cause low fan performance as well as a FOD (foreign object damage) problem. (GE90 Series)

✔ Fan Case seal repair On-Wing to keep engine flying and reduce grounding time.

Garuda (GIA)

📍 Jakarta, Indonesia

📅 July 2023

❓ LPT6 blades interlock inspection reduced remaining cycles up to 0. (GE90 Series)

✔ On-site LPT6 quick change campaign

Philippines Airlines (PAL)


📍 Manilla, Philippines

📅 3-year campaign from 2023 to 2025

❓ Engines need to be inducted on shop only to replace Fan module that stops operations for several weeks. (CFM56-5B)

✔ Perform swap module on-wing to reduce TAT (Time Around Time) and avoid engine removal.

Philippines Airlines (PAL)


📍 Paris (ORY), France

📅 September 2023

❓No slot available at Manilla for Ge90-115 engine change.

✔Ferry flight organized between Manilla and Paris (ORY) to proceed with an engine change at Air France facilities operation performed in cooperation with Air France team