Snecma Morocco Engine Services (SMES), a subsidiary of Snecma (Safran) and Royal Air Maroc airlines, received certification in mid-July ...
Snecma Morocco Engine Services (SMES), a subsidiary of Snecma (Safran) and Royal Air Maroc airlines, received certification in mid-July from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), authorizing use of its test stand for CFM56-5B engines. These engines power the Airbus A320 aircraft family. First engine equipping an aircraft operated by Aeroflot successfully completed testing on July 15.
Until now, CFM56-5B repaired by SMES in Casablanca were subsequently tested at the Snecma test stand in Villaroche, near Paris. In early 2012, when facilities for CFM56-5B engine repairs were first deployed in Casablanca, SMES began to adapt its existing test stand, which was previously used for CFM56-7B and CFM56 -3. These adjustments enable the stand to accommodate 5B engines, reducing Turn Around Time (TAT) to roughly seven days in order to meet growing customer demand.
SMES plans to test a dozen CFM56-5B engines on the newly certified test stand in 2013.
RAM is the flag carrier of Morocco, as well as the country's largest airline which is fully owned by the government of Morocco.
Source: www.snecma.com
