MTU Aero Engines history

In 1936, BMW built an aircraft engine plant in Allach near Munich, which are the headquarters of MTU Aero Engines today.

In 1940, the plant was expanded significantly to start large-scale production of BMW 801 aircraft engines, which powered the Focke-Wulfe FW 190 fighter aircraft and Dornier Do 217 bomber aircraft.

Following the conclusion of the conflict in May 1945, American troops occupied the factory grounds in Allach, after which aircraft engine production was halted for ten years.

On 22 January 1954, BMW formally re-commenced aircraft engine development.

In 1957, BMW founded BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH in Allach to resume engine production under license agreements.

In the German armed forces' second procurement phase, the company began in 1959 to produce J79-11A engines under license from GE. These engines powered the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

In 1960, MAN acquired a 50% stake in BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH.

In autumn 1968, MAN Turbo GmbH and Daimler-Benz formed a new joint venture, initially known as Entwicklungsgesellschaft für Turbomotoren GmbH, which combined their aircraft engine development and manufacturing interests.

In July 1969, this joint venture was superseded by Motoren- und Turbinen-Union GmbH (MTU), which took over the aircraft engine and high-speed diesel engine activities of both MAN Turbo and Daimler-Benz.

40 years ago, in 1979, the company made its first foray into the commercial maintenance business, setting up MTU Maintenance Hannover in Langenhagen.

During 1985, Daimler-Benz acquired MAN's 50% share in the company, after which MTU was placed under its aerospace subsidiary, DASA.

In 1986, EuroJet Turbo GmbH was founded to manage the development, production, support, maintenance, support and sales of the EJ200 turbofan engine for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter.

During June 1989, another joint venture, MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce (MTR) was established as a part of the framework created on behalf of the French and West German governments to developed an advanced multirole battlefield helicopter, the Eurocopter Tiger.

In the 1990's, MTU's MRO activities grew in keeping with rising demand for engine services.

In November 1991 Airfoil Services was set up as a joint venture between Malaysia Airlines and MTU Maintenance Hannover.

In 1999, MTU and Honeywell (formerly known as AlliedSignal) founded "Vericor Power Systems" as a 50/50 joint venture.

MTU Aero Engines North America (AENA) was founded in 2000 to function as the engineering integration team in support of all of our partnership programs with Pratt & Whitney.

The company, based in Alpharetta (Georgia, United StatesA.), was then taken over in its entirety by MTU in 2002, including all the rights to the TF series of gas turbines.

January 1, 2004: MTU Aero Engines now is a subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), after DaimlerChrysler sold it the company lock, stock and barrel.

Three years later, MTU was sold to the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). During 2005, KKR opted to sell all of its shares in the firm on the stock exchange.

In August 2011, MTU Aero Engines has acquired a 75-percent share in former on-wing service specialist Retan Aerospace.

In October 2013, it moved to an enlarged facility thereby expanding its engine maintenance and associated storage capacity.

Amsterdam-based MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V. (MLS), founded in 2014, has successfully established itself in the fields of engine leasing, asset management and technical consulting.

During December 2019, Safran and MTU announced an agreement to found a 50/50 joint venture to manage the development, production, and after-sales support activities of the new military aero engine intended to power the Future Combat Air System.