WestJet’s $3B Leap Contract Drives Canada LHT Engine MRO Facility

Lee Ann Shay February 13, 2025

A CFM Leap engine test cell at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany.

Credit: Lufthansa Technik

Calgary, Alberta-based WestJet extended its maintenance relationship with Lufthansa Technik on Feb. 13 by signing a $3 billion, 15-year contract for CFM Leap 1B maintenance. As part of the deal—WestJet’s largest non-aircraft purchasing contract—Lufthansa Technik will build an engine shop and test...

Lee Ann Shay

As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann Shay directs Aviation Week's coverage of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including Inside MRO, and business aviation, including BCA.

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