Air Europa extends exclusive Boeing 787 nacelle maintenance agreement with RTX's Collins Aerospace
Air Europa extends exclusive Boeing 787 nacelle maintenance agreement with RTX's Collins Aerospace
PR Newswire
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28, 2026
Renewal strengthens 787 fleet readiness and operational reliability
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Europa has extended its exclusive Boeing 787 nacelle maintenance agreement with Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, through 2037. The renewed program supports the airline's long‑term fleet strategy by improving operational reliability, enhancing maintenance planning and optimizing cost management for thrust reverser and nacelle services.
As the fleet matures, Air Europa is adopting a proactive maintenance approach that ensures rapid nacelle support for aircraft-on-ground events and enables predictable shop visit planning, reducing unscheduled downtime and strengthening fleet readiness.
"We continue to collaborate with Air Europa to align nacelle support with its long-term fleet strategy, providing the technical expertise and global repair capacity that ensure sustained readiness across its 787 operations," said PJ Titone, vice president and general manager, Aerostructures at Collins Aerospace. "By combining deep nacelle expertise with flexible aftermarket support, we're helping customers access parts faster, plan maintenance with confidence and avoid operational disruptions."
"Extending our relationship with Collins Aerospace for the next decade demonstrates Air Europa's confidence in Collins' nacelle support capabilities," said Pedro Macías, Chief Technical Officer of Air Europa. "It will directly improve our daily operations, parts availability, shop turn-around-time management and budget accuracy."
The updated service structure also provides additional operational efficiencies. Air Europa will further improve nacelle maintenance, transportation and lease costs by staging nacelles at its main base and using a forward exchange solution. This approach increases part availability, simplifies planning and enables better budget management.
About Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, provides advanced aerospace and defense solutions across avionics, aircraft interiors, aerostructures and engine components, mission systems, and power and control systems. Our global employees are dedicated to delivering innovative technologies to enhance aircraft performance, passenger comfort, operational safety and reliability.
About RTX
With more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. With industry-leading capabilities, we advance aviation, engineer integrated defense systems for operational success, and develop next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2025 sales of more than $88 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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