Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have signed a contract with China’s largest cargo airline, SF Airlines, to provide performance restoration shop visits for seven CF6-80C2 engines.

Through this new cooperation, The two groups formed a partnership 15 years ago and AFI KLM E&M, a multi-product MRO provider, states it has now performed heavy shop visits for 22 of SF Airlines’ engines.

Li Sheng, vice-president of SF Group and CEO of SF Airlines, said: “Year after year and engine after engine, AFI KLM E&M delivers high-level technical services and remains attentive to our needs and expectations.

“The support programme they have designed for our CF6-80C2 engines will contribute directly to the robustness of our operations, and we’re happy to be pursuing and strengthening our partnership.”

Ton Dortmans, executive vice-president at KLM Engineering & Maintenance, said: “We are honoured that an operator of SF Airline’s stature is renewing their confidence in us.

“This is a testament to the quality of our services, to our teams’ commitment to defining solutions that meet the precise needs of our customers (including in the air freight sector), and to our ability to undertake heavy work scopes with flexibility and responsiveness.”