ITP Aero has signed a contract extension with the Colombian ministry of defence covering overhaul services for the GE Aerospace T700 engines that power the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated by its armed forces.
Running until June 2026, work under the contract will be carried out at ITP Aero’s facilities in Albacete, Spain.
ITP Aero has been providing MRO services for T700 engines for the Colombian army and air force since 2012.
FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2024 directory lists the Colombian air force as operating 24 Black Hawks, while the army has 52 examples.
Dominic Perry is deputy editor of Flight International but also contributes extensively to flightglobal.com. Although specialising in the coverage of the helicopter industry, he has written on most topics in aerospace – be they commercial, defence or business aviation. In addition, there has been an increasing focus on the decarbonisation of the industry and zero-emission flight initiatives.View full Profile
