# MTU AERO ENGINES

Summary updated: 2026-03-19T20:00:32.294752Z
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## Overview

MTU Aero Engines AG is a Munich-based aerospace company focused on commercial and military aircraft engines and related services. Its activities span the engine lifecycle from development and structural design through testing, manufacturing and maintenance, and it operates through two core segments: OEM, which covers new commercial engines, spare parts and the military engine business, and MRO, which provides commercial maintenance, repair and overhaul services. MTU’s OEM activities include developing, manufacturing, assembling and delivering commercial and military engines and components, while its maintenance business also serves aero-derivative industrial gas turbines and related support needs.[1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-1651e1f6391b40faa55c3b100cb7c392)[2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-b7bbe363cc8f4c16876035a7ed75640b)[3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-85e7dd788c1a43e4b1241d24eaa6f847)[4](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-d8efe29dfaad4904833127ff873f2019)

The company frames its vision as “We shape the future of aviation,” and its strategy is oriented toward profitable growth, customer satisfaction and sustainability, supported by priorities such as human resources, digitalization and global presence.[5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-8c7f132ed7cc43e193f6422017a98ca2)[6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-1685c57004024090898114db527697e5)[7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-dbfed3ce2e4c4cc09511357eaeb4163b) MTU states that it has a presence in all key markets and regions worldwide, with production and maintenance locations including Munich, Hanover, Ludwigsfelde, Rzeszów, Vancouver and Nova Pazova.[8](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-96059385136a4dde9052e74ac239946b)[9](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-b0ee6c9071974a99903d7111100479e3) In 2023, the group generated €5,363 million of revenue and employed 12,170 people at year-end, underscoring its scale as a global aircraft engine manufacturer and service provider.[10](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T-d71d4b01f1b6460682c6545da93115e3)
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## Products & services

MTU Aero Engines’ products span both original-equipment engine content and aftermarket support. Its development and manufacturing portfolio includes the CF6, GE9X, GEnx, GP7000, PW4000, Pratt & Whitney GTF engine family, PW2000 and V2500, while its maintenance portfolio includes the CF6-80C, GE90-110B/-115B, GEnx turbine-center-frame MRO, GP7000 low-pressure-turbine MRO, GTF variants such as the PW1100G-JM and PW1500G/PW1900G, PW2000, V2500-A5, PW300, PW500, PW800 and PW200. [11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-0ea261d81d2c409aab670607eb2a2767)

MTU identifies low-pressure turbines, high-pressure compressors, turbine center frames and blisks as core product technologies. It describes the turbine center frame as the structure that connects the high-pressure and low-pressure turbine, carrying struts, shaft-bearing supports, and air and oil supply lines while withstanding high mechanical and thermal loads; MTU manufactures these modules for widebody-engine programs including the GEnx, GE9X and GP7000. [12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-9dedc51cce1d4e19b9a53aa00e1675b3)[13](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-e31df7f2ae844b18b754f102ed648c8a)[14](https://www.mtu.de/newsroom/press/press-archive/press-archive-detail/mtu-manufactures-turbine-center-frames-for-engines-powering-widebody-aircraft/) MTU also describes blisks as one-piece disk-and-blade compressor components; it highlights proprietary production methods such as PECM for nickel blisks and repair capabilities such as blisk patching. [15](https://www.mtu.de/newsroom/press/press-archive/press-archive-detail/blisk-manufacture-mtu-aero-engines-and-tect-power-sign-strategic-agreement/)[16](https://www.mtu.de/de/newsroom/presse/pressearchiv/presse-archiv-detail/mtu-aero-engines-entwickelt-neues-verfahren-zur-herstellung-von-nickel-blisks/)[17](https://www.mtu.de/de/newsroom/presse/pressearchiv/presse-archiv-detail/mtu-aero-engines-repariert-erstmals-blisk-durch-patching/) On the V2500 program, MTU says it is responsible for the entire low-pressure turbine as well as numerous accessories. [18](https://www.mtu.de/engines/commercial-aircraft-engines/narrowbody-and-regional-jets/v2500/)

Its service offering includes maintenance, repair and overhaul for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, including module and parts repairs, fleet maintenance management, engine trend monitoring, on-wing support, condition-based repair and related services such as engine leasing. [19](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-151a9e86d5ad47989e0bfe7ddfa97b8b)[20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-622f4f5ccf5b4829a60891c760f61a8b)[21](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-c74aa241e5b04a4393d2d6ad027d2bb1) A flagship technical product is the geared turbofan: MTU says its reduction gearbox lets the fan rotate more slowly while the low-pressure compressor and turbine rotate faster, improving efficiency while reducing fuel burn, CO2 and noise, and lowering weight and maintenance costs. [22](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-173e9071a84c4bc6af7bc4788699f9d3) Commercial maintenance is the company’s largest product/service line by revenue; in 2024, MRO generated €5.066 billion versus €2.454 billion for OEM, with commercial engine business at €1.842 billion and military business at €612 million. [23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-6447b9dc3efe442eaff9c357c42fe3ea)[24](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-fb71b4d2bc3c47448564a258f8b356a4)[25](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-8c6312103c5e4ba682a66093c06bd84a)[26](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-9027c882d9d34f3fb747ea783757b521)
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## Geographic presence

MTU Aero Engines’ sales are heavily concentrated in North America, with revenue reported by customer domicile of €5,188 million in North America in 2024, versus €766 million in Germany, €461 million in the rest of Europe, €658 million in Asia, and €337 million in other regions; the company states that around 70% of revenue came from North American customers and that the U.S. market accounted for 66%. [27](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-da4039b0cd5e4babb98e6df3a1ce2386)[28](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-05c45b5653684c7ebf61eab8fb3d5e3a)[29](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T-06bab991393c42438b0bde4075cf65a4)[30](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-bcfca5ac195f4e078f218ab1c6d992bb)

Operationally, MTU’s footprint is centered in Germany and broader Europe. The company’s head office is in Munich, Germany, and its main production and maintenance locations include Munich, Hannover, Ludwigsfelde, Rzeszów, Vancouver, and Nova Pazova; it has also expanded maintenance capacity in Zhuhai, China. [31](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-9c8f7c0498b64887bd2e541d7f3cdb9f)[9](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-b0ee6c9071974a99903d7111100479e3)[32](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-e33737b64b284d40a921b4a1a39449b2)

Employee distribution also indicates a strong concentration in Germany and Europe: at year-end 2024, MTU had 9,241 employees in Germany, 1,733 in the rest of Europe, 954 in the Americas, and 25 in Asia-Pacific. In the country-level disclosure of significant employment, Germany and Poland were specifically identified with 9,241 and 1,299 employees, respectively. MTU’s subsidiary network adds offices and registered locations across the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, Poland, China, Serbia, Australia, Thailand, and Singapore, alongside multiple German sites. [33](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-341085848dfc447194c3eb23f175ce81)[34](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-84f6a9ec6eda4fb59b3632168df50af1)[35](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T-d8cadaf1c8ec47769edada8f28895aa2)[36](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T-e10d12d83a014948ae6455d3c93b0573)
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## Business segments

MTU Aero Engines officially reports two operating segments: the OEM segment, described as the commercial and military engine business, and the MRO segment, described as the commercial maintenance business. The company states that this segmentation is based on its internal organizational structure and management reporting system, reflecting different risk and return profiles for the two businesses.[37](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-1408b42673be4677a120c2773e95c9e5)

The OEM segment focuses on developing, manufacturing, assembling and delivering commercial and military engines and components; it also includes maintenance, repair and overhaul of military engines. MTU also describes this segment more specifically as covering modules, components and spare parts for engine programs, and in some cases final assembly.[38](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-26bc36295186450fb36ae4115b7decc3)[39](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-3b23f7e6088341bb816a99f57492023e) The MRO segment focuses on commercial maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft engines, and also includes engine module and parts repairs, related services such as engine leasing, and maintenance of industrial gas turbines.[19](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-151a9e86d5ad47989e0bfe7ddfa97b8b)

Based on 2024 external revenue, the OEM segment contributed about 32% of group revenue (€2,379 million of €7,411 million), while the MRO segment contributed about 68% (€5,032 million of €7,411 million), making MRO the larger of the two reported segments by revenue.[40](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T-f9cd5f098949414a9a5adfc4733a4d91)
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## Company history

MTU Aero Engines traces its origins to Munich’s aircraft-engine industry in 1913, when Karl Rapp founded an aircraft engine factory at Oberwiesenfeld. Rapp Motorenwerke became BMW in 1917, and BMW Flugmotorenbau GmbH was spun off in 1934, which MTU identifies as a key legal predecessor.[41](https://www.mtu.de/about-us/history/)[42](https://www.mtu.de/newsroom/press/press-archive/press-archive-detail/75-years-mtu-aero-engines-celebrates-anniversary/)

MTU’s modern corporate identity took shape in 1969, when engineers from MAN Turbo GmbH and Daimler-Benz joined forces to form the company that later became MTU Aero Engines. In 1979, the company founded MTU Maintenance Hannover, marking its first move into commercial engine maintenance.[43](https://aeroreport.de/en/aviation/mtu-has-been-applying-the-latest-innovative-engine-technologies-since-1969)[44](https://www.mtu.de/about-us/mtu-worldwide/mtu-maintenance-hannover/)

A major ownership change followed on January 1, 2004, when Kohlberg Kravis Roberts acquired 100% of MTU from DaimlerChrysler.[45](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P-9fb52dd64d4c4a1f9c47858359c6c420) MTU returned to public markets in 2005, with its shares first trading on June 6, 2005.[46](https://www.mtu.de/investor-relations/mtu-share/share-price-chart/)
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