Engine Assurance Program celebrates 10th anniversary

Three members of the EAP team: (L-R) Joe Vitulli, Sean Lynch and Chuck Oberfield.

Engine Assurance Program (EAP) is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Founded in 2016 to provide an alternative to traditional hourly engine maintenance programmes, EAP covers engine models and auxilliary power units (APUs) from OEMs including General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls-Royce. Hundreds of engines and APUs have been enrolled in the programme, according to the company.

EAP maintains a multi-million-dollar parts inventory and claims to have achieved a 99.98% dispatch reliability rate.

“Over the past 10 years, we have provided TFE731 rental engines 100 percent of the time, including during MPIs [major period inspections],” said Sean Lynch, MD at EAP. “We also have an excellent track record for quick turns on engine LRUs [line replaceable units], which commonly fail and are not always readily available. This is why EAP keeps them in stock.”

Recent additions to EAP’s offerings include increased APU support and RAPID TEAM response for AOG situations and scheduled engine maintenance events. 

The company also has assembled a team of industry experts, including Chuck Oberfield and Joe Vitulli.

Vitulli came out of retirement to join EAP as northeast sales director, having led sales in the northeast for Honeywell Aerospace before retiring after a 39-year career.

Oberfield, EAP’s director of APUs, brings 40 years of aviation experience to the company, including three decades with Honeywell Aerospace with 19 years focused on APU maintenance service programmes. 

“EAP is more than a programme; it’s a partner,” said Lynch. “We have stayed true to the principles on which EAP was founded: listen to operators, respond when they need us and provide straightforward support backed by people who understand their engines, their APUs and their operations. That commitment has fueled our growth and continues to guide every decision we make.”