HAECO has launched a specialised modular replacement service for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines at its London Heathrow facility, developed with Rolls-Royce as part of what HAECO calls its “front porch of the overhaul shop” strategy. HAECO Global Engine Support, the group’s dedicated engine services operating company, is now one of only four locations worldwide authorised to perform major modular replacements on the Trent 1000, specifically its Module 32 intermediate pressure compressor and Module 41 high pressure compressor, using the horizontal strip method to shorten turnaround times and extend the engine’s time on wing. “Introducing this capability at our London site represents a major milestone in our partnership with Rolls-Royce and our commitment to supporting the Trent 1000 fleet availability,” said George Edmunds, HAECO’s Group Director of Components and Engine Services. “We are delivering a certified, efficient, and safety-first solution that enables airlines to restore fleet health faster and return aircraft to service with confidence.” Rachel Walker, Rolls-Royce’s Senior Vice President for the Trent 1000, said: “While we’re busy selling engines and making new ones, our priority is getting our re-engineered components to our existing customers as quickly as possible. Our work with HAECO is helping reduce MRO choke points and we’re grateful for the strength of our long-term partnership and the inherent capability in its people, to make this happen.” HAECO Global Engine Support also provides on-wing and near-wing services for the RB211-524 and -535, and the Trent 500, 700, 800, 900, 1000/7000, XWB and LEAP-1A engine families.

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HAECO has also extended its base maintenance agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) through 2033, covering the airline’s Boeing 737, 767, 777 and 787 and Airbus A350 aircraft at HAECO’s Xiamen facility, where the two companies have worked together for more than 20 years and completed over 430 aircraft inputs, including JAL’s first A350 base maintenance induction in 2025. The extension is expected to support more than 180 further aircraft inputs, and HAECO is preparing to relocate the work to a new maintenance base at Xiang’an International Airport in Xiamen by the end of 2026, a facility that has already earned LEED Platinum certification, the first civil aviation hangar outside the United States to do so, and which HAECO describes as the world’s largest single-span hangar. “We are proud of the longstanding relationship we have built with JAL,” said Gerald Steinhoff, HAECO’s Chief Commercial Officer. “For more than 20 years, our Xiamen facility has supported its fleet, earning the trust that has enabled our collaboration to grow beyond base maintenance to include line maintenance services in Hong Kong.” Takashi Hamamoto, JAL’s Executive Officer and Senior Vice President for its Engineering and Maintenance Division, said HAECO had been “a trusted and highly valued partner to JAL over many years, delivering tailored solutions that support both our widebody and narrowbody fleets,” adding that JAL was “delighted to continue our base maintenance partnership with HAECO as it transitions to its new facility in Xiamen.” JAL is also a shareholder in the Xiamen joint venture and a partner in HAECO’s forthcoming maintenance facility at Van Don International Airport in Vietnam, due to begin operating in 2028.