CFM International has secured a 15-year rate per flight hour (RPFH) contract from Garuda Indonesia to provide engine maintenance services for its CFM56-7B engines powering the airline’s fleet of 63 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

As part of the proposed contract, CFM will provide comprehensive engine maintenance service and guarantee maintenance costs on a dollar per engine flight hour basis.

Under the contract, CFM and Garuda’s maintenance arm, GMF Aero Asia, will jointly develop overhaul capability for the CFM56-7B engine.

Garuda Indonesia’s fleet includes approximately 75 CFM-powered 737 aircraft in service or on order.