Dallas Love Field-based Engine Assurance Program (EAP) has added 10 Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce engine models to its roster of nearly 275 engines and APUs enrolled in its hourly maintenance plan, extending its coverage to “numerous” Cessna Citations, the Gulfstream G200 and GV, and the Bombardier Global Express/XRS.
“After much deliberation and analysis, we have added the new product lines in response to client requests,” said EAP managing director Sean Lynch. “We’re delighted that clients are asking for our support. Our responsive service, robust rental engine pool and significant spare parts inventory set us apart, and our growth is evidence of that.”
EAP (Booth C11238) claims its program overcomes supply chain disruptions by owning its spare parts inventory and rental engines and APUs. Not one of its customers has missed a trip due to lack of availability of a rental engine, it added.
The company continuously buys engines to support the fleet, which, it says, has become increasingly important as engine shop visits typically now last between four and eight months. EAP lays claim to one of the highest ratios of rental engines to enrolled engines in the industry.
The company covers all variants of the Honeywell TFE731 and many models of GE, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt & Whitney engines, and with its recent additions, maintains a portfolio of models powering several popular business jets from every major manufacturer.
“Everything is taking months and months longer to get through the shop,” Lynch told AIN in an interview ahead of the show. “For the most part it’s supply chain. “A lot of the manufacturers have gone to sole-source provision and when three or four manufacturers use the exact same vendor to make the same blades, if they get behind everyone’s behind.”
While others have seen marginal improvement in the supply chain problem, Lynch expressed a less sanguine view of the situation. “We’re in the muck and the mire—we’re deep in it now,” he said. “There are dozens and dozens of airplanes around the world that are grounded right now because their engines are in the shop and there’s no rental engines. We’ve never had a customer go without a rental if they needed one, which is an amazing feat in this market.”
Lynch noted that EAP established an exclusive relationship with a field service company, which he said has resulted in a dispatch record that stands now at 99.99 percent. He added that the only product EAP offers includes a rental engine, putting it on par with top-tier programs offered by OEMs such as Honeywell.
Lynch explained that EAP uses companies such as Duncan Aviation, Standard Aero, and West Star Aviation to perform the actual maintenance, as do most of the OEMs. EAP started operations in 2017 and since then has increased the number of engines in its program every year.
The company’s latest additions to its engine portfolio include the Pratt & Whitney engines for seven Cessna Citation models and Rolls-Royce BR710s for the GV and Bombardier Global Express and XRS.
Engine Assurance Program (EAP) has added 10 Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce engine models to its roster of nearly 275 engines and APUs enrolled in its hourly maintenance plan, extending its coverage to “numerous” Cessna Citations, the Gulfstream G200 and GV, and the Bombardier Global Express/XRS. The company said its program overcomes supply-chain disruptions by owning its spare parts inventory and rental engines and APUs. EAP continuously buys engines to support the fleet, which, it said, has become increasingly important as engine shop visits typically now last between four and eight months.