MTU Maintenance and EVA Air have signed an exclusive contract for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the carrier’s CFM56-5B engines powering its fleet of 17 Airbus A321-200 aircraft.

The long-term agreement covers all of the shop visits at MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, the network’s specialist for narrowbody aircraft engines. EVA Air will also have access to the engine lease pool of MTU Maintenance Lease Services, should it require spare engine support during shop visits. This contract marks the re-entry by MTU into the Taiwanese market and underpins the company’s drive in further establishing itself as the region’s go-to engine expert with growing capacities and vast capabilities. The global leader in customized engine MRO services last signed a contract with a Taiwanese carrier in 2016.

Gert Wagner, President and CEO of MTU Maintenance Zhuhai: “EVA Air is one of the biggest and most recognizable airlines in Asia-Pacific, and our entire network is ready to support them. Having surpassed the 5,000th shop-visit mark in Zhuhai in 2025, we have now set our sights on the next phase for the location: to be the best choice for narrowbody engines on the APAC market. This contract represents yet another building block in achieving that goal.”

“EVA Air has very high expectations of our service providers,” says Steve Liu, Executive Vice President of Engineering & Maintenance at EVA Air. “Over the course of the talks and negotiations, MTU Maintenance’s extensive capabilities and technical expertise convinced us that it is the right partner to entrust our CFM56-5Bs for reliable and expert service.”