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Consolidated expertise: How MTU is strengthening its global MRO network

03.2026 | 2 mins reading time
Three questions for Jaap Beijer about a strong, efficient MRO network and how that benefits MTU customers around the world.

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MTU partner Bundeswehr celebrates its 70th anniversary

12.2025 | 6 mins reading time
The first soldiers in Germany’s Federal Armed Forces were sworn in on November 12, 1955. MTU and its predecessor companies have been close partners of the German Air Force almost since day one.

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Twenty years ago: MTU becomes a stock corporation

09.2025 | mins reading time
MTU’s IPO in June 2005 was a success right from the start: Its shares were seven times oversubscribed. The company’s continuous increases in revenue and earnings make it a prime example of sustainable stock market success.

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Sustainable fuels: SAFs as a lever for clean flight

06.2025 | 7 mins reading time
“Sustainable aviation fuels are indispensable for achieving climate goals in aviation,” says Fabian Donus from MTU Technology Management.

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Behind the scenes at the airport: The apron controller

08.2024 | 4 mins reading time
Aircraft on the ground need parking spaces for handling. Airports employ their own team of controllers to guide them safely there and then back to the runway.

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Technical customer training: trust through transparency and expertise

07.2024 | 2 mins reading time
MTU Maintenance builds airline confidence by providing technical training to customers and improving their understanding of maintenance activities.

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Michael Schreyögg talks about current trends within the engine maintenance world

05.2024 | 7 mins reading time
In this exclusive interview, Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer at MTU Aero Engines, talks about current trends within the engine maintenance world.

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Will air taxis be a game-changer?

12.2023 | 5 mins reading time
Dr. Kay Plötner from Bauhaus Luftfahrt, a think tank, offers a realistic take on the opportunities for air taxis as a sustainable mode of urban transportation.

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A flight test engineer works very close to the engine

07.2023 | 3 mins reading time
Senior Flight Test Engineer Tarun Sondhi works at Airbus’s flight test center in Toulouse. Here he talks about his daily routine.

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MTU’s engine makers

05.2023 | 20 mins reading time
MTU’s engine makers each bring their own important contribution to the product. AEROREPORT spent a day with ten of them at the Munich site.

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“Our broad technological spectrum is a springboard to the best career opportunities”

05.2023 | 3 mins reading time
AEROREPORT interview with Dr. Silke Maurer, Chief Operating Officer, about precision in production.

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ECATA: Intensive training and networking for young managers

12.2022 | 6 mins reading time
The European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace (ECATA) offers first-class support and active networking for young talent – including from MTU.

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Research on how to achieve a quieter sonic boom

10.2022 | 3 mins reading time
Don Durston does wind tunnel research for new quiet super-sonic aircraft designs such as the X 59. This design is used in the Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) program.

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New materials for the engines of the future

09.2022 | 6 mins reading time
Dr. Jörg Eßlinger, Senior Consultant Materials, and Dr. Inga Stoll, Director Materials, explain the requirements that future engine materials will have to meet.

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Fit for MTU Maintenance Serbia with job training programs

07.2022 | 3 mins reading time
Skilled workers at MTU Maintenance Serbia get fit for their jobs.

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Working for MTU around the world

04.2021 | 6 mins reading time
MTU Aero Engines owes its global growth to the know-how, dedication and commitment of its employees. One of them is Martin Köster.

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Head of DLR, Prof. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, talks about the aviation of tomorrow

04.2021 | 4 mins reading time
Prof. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, discusses the opportunities and challenges for the aviation of tomorrow.

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MTU apprentices develop virtual reality shop tour

12.2020 | 2 mins reading time
Getting creative: apprentices at MTU Maintenance Hannover worked on a project to develop a virtual reality tour of the shop.

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Always on duty: The MTU and MAN fire department

09.2020 | 4 mins reading time
A look at the MTU/MAN fire department shows how much emergency response has changed in the past few years.

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Training at MTU: Career springboard

07.2020 | 6 mins reading time
In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, Germany’s leading engine expert is offering as many training opportunities as usual. The application phase is now underway.

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Talking geometries: A common language for more efficient engine development

06.2020 | 3 mins reading time
Dr. Anna Wawrzinek is working on merging different geometric languages for various engine disciplines to create a common understanding.

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Digital tools help create new, efficient components

05.2020 | 3 mins reading time
Novel 3D tools are essential for developing the modern engine. Dr. Urška Zore is one of the specialists who can program them.

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MTU manager Dr. Mihaela Sorina Seitz mentors female STEM students.

04.2020 | 4 mins reading time
It will be important to support women as long as men still outnumber them in engineering careers, says Dr. Mihaela Sorina Seitz from MTU Aero Engines.

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MTU apprentices focus on sustainability at team-building event

01.2020 | 3 mins reading time
Apiaries, bike shelters and a wooden castle for a children’s playground—the latest team-building event for MTU apprentices was all about putting things in place for the long term.

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Managing digital transformation

08.2019 | 3 mins reading time
In his role as a digital transformation manager, Falk Hinderberger is supporting the systematic development of forecasts, which will enable the company to map demand for costly spare parts for engines.

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Digitalization paves the way for predicting tool wear

07.2019 | 3 mins reading time
Tool wear is so complex and influenced by so many dif­fer­ent variables that it is im­pos­sible to predict. But that’s something Pere Massanés Padró wants to change.

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A data scientist for the avia­tion industry of tomorrow

06.2019 | 3 mins reading time
Data scientist Dr. Oliver Arnold searches machine data for patterns and inter­de­pend­encies—and extracts information that can play a crucial role in decision-making.

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Engine Experts

05.2019 | 2 mins reading time
Mit innovativen Ansätzen ist die MTU bei der Digitalisierung ganz vorne mit dabei. Sechs Projekte, die schon weit fortgeschritten sind.

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Using multi­physics simu­lations to boost efficiency

05.2019 | 3 mins reading time
In electrochemical machining (ECM), material is removed from the workpiece by electrolysis alone. Fritz Hoffmeister (29) is developing a simulation method for this process.

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