GA Telesis Engine Services (?GATES?) has received certificationÿfrom the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation ("DGCA") to overhaul CFM56-5B/7Bÿand CF6-80C2B engines. DGCA approval opens access to a key MRO market for CFM56-5B/7Bÿengines in growing Southeast Asia and will allow GATES to develop and expand its customer baseÿin Indonesia. GATES has also been granted certification by the FAA (United States), EASAÿ(European Union), TCCA (Canada), CAAC (China), GACA (Saudi Arabia), DGAC (Mexico), ANACÿ(Argentina), and ECAA (Egypt).
We are very excited about the new opportunities the regionally recognized DGCA certificationÿprovides our shop,? commented Russ Shelton, President, Engine Strategy Group, GA Telesis. ?Weÿlook forward to expanding our world-class engine maintenance solutions to customers inÿIndonesia while also demonstrating our commitment to being a partner in their success.?
"Over the past several months, we've been receiving active inquiries from Indonesian airlines toÿsupport their engine maintenance needs," said Avinash Singh, Director, Business Development,ÿAsia Pacific (?APAC?) for GATES. "We are honored to receive this milestone approval from DGCA,
especially amid the Covid 19 pandemic. This certification is a vital cog in GA Telesis' new AsiaÿPacific Ecosystem created to serve customers in the fast-growing APAC engine MRO market,"ÿhe added.