S7 Technics opens engine repair facility at Mineralnye Vody

Russian MRO services provider S7 Technics has opened a second repair shop for the CFM56 aero engines – which powers Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft. The new facility is located at S7 Technics’ southern base at Mineralnye Vody Airport and combines several facilities including an aircraft bearings inspection section, a dedicated zone for powerplant unit repairs and a separate station for part cleaning of engines. The shop is equipped with a customised increased durability overhead crane with lifting devices (telphers) for the disassembly and assembly of engines and their components. The 850-square metre facility employs seven technicians and