MTU Maintenance announces a 30-year lease contract with the City of Fort Worth to expand its North American footprint at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW).
The 2025 Paris Air Show has brought MTU Aero Engines AG record orders: engine orders worth around US$1.75 billion were placed at the aerospace industry event.
Airbus and MTU Aero Engines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progress together on hydrogen fuel cell propulsion, a promising and critical technology to decarbonise aviation. This MoU was signed today during the 55th Paris Air Show by Bruno Fichefeux, Airbus' Head of Future Programmes and Dr. Stefan Weber, MTU’s SVP Engineering and Technology.
Engine experts Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines and Avio Aero have joined forces to strengthen European sovereignty. The three aerospace companies plan to develop the future ENGHE (European Next Generation Helicopter Engine), a new 100% European engine for Europe’s next generation of military rotorcraft, scheduled to enter into service around 2040. At Paris Air Show, a long-term partnership agreement was signed to this effect.
MTU Aero Engines AG has raised its guidance for fiscal 2025 and provided an initial outlook for 2030. Revenue in fiscal 2025 is expected to be between €8.6 and €8.8 billion. Adjusted EBIT is set to increase in the low to mid-twenties percentage range. Free cash flow of between €300 and €350 million is anticipated for 2025. MTU had previously predicted revenue of €8.3 to €8.5 billion, an increase in adjusted EBIT in the mid-teens percentage range, and free cash flow of between €250 and €300 million. The forecast is still based on a U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate of 1.10.
MTU Aero Engines is working steadily and with determination on its Flying Fuel Cell™ (FFC). The experts are making good progress, and they have reached some important milestones. The design for the Flying Fuel Cell™ has been nailed down, stack manufacturing for the demonstrator has started, the eMoSys electric motor was successfully tested for the first time, and the first test cell went into operation in Munich.
Preliminary design completed: The Clean Aviation technology project HEROPS (Hydrogen-Electric Zero Emission Propulsion System) has reached a significant milestone: “We have successfully concluded the initial design phase for the megawatt-class powertrain,” explains Dr Dominik Wirth, Chief Engineer of HEROPS. “This marks a substantial step towards confirming the fundamental feasibility of scaling up our fuel cell technology,” adds MTU’s fuel cell expert.
Since officially entering into service in March, MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Jinwan has now successfully redelivered its first PW1100G-JM engine to customer China Southern Airlines.
MTU Aero Engines AG posted an increase in first-quarter revenue and earnings, generating adjusted revenue of €2.1 billion, up 25% compared with the first quarter of 2024 (1-3/2024: €1.7 billion). Adjusted operating profit rose by 38% from €218 million to €300 million. The adjusted EBIT margin was 14.3% compared with 13.0% in the prior-year period. Adjusted net income rose to €221 million, an increase of 41% (1-3/2024: €158 million).
In the first quarter 2025, MTU Aero Engines AG has generated earnings and a free cash flow that were above market expectations. The company is maintaining its full-year guidance for these key figures, subject to the preliminary assessment of the direct impact of the global tariff situation on the company. The recent development of the US dollar exchange rate has prompted MTU to adjust its revenue forecast in euros for the 2025 fiscal year.
