MTU Aero Engines
Develops, manufactures, and provides service support for commercial and military aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines.
- CEO / Founder
- Dr. Johannes Bussmann
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- Publicly Traded
- Latest Round
- IPO
- Key Investors
- Publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange; major shareholders include institutional investors.
Technology & Products
Key Products
Low-pressure turbines, High-pressure compressors, Turbine center frames, MRO services for engines like V2500, PW1000G (GTF), GEnx
Technological Advantage
Acts as a risk-and-revenue-sharing partner in major engine programs, possesses deep MRO expertise, and holds technological leadership in specific engine components.
Patent position
MTU Aero Engines filed 7 patent families in 2022–2024, down from 24 in 2019–2021, a 71% fall, steeper than the 26% fall in tracked AM filings in the same patent offices. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 7 families filed 2022–2024, 24 in 2019–2021 (-71%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -26%
- Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Materials 91% → 100%
- Filed in
- EP 47%US 31%WO 21%CN 4%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- GE Aerospace 1Rolls-Royce 107
156 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides high-tech, reliable, and efficient engine components and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services as a key partner in major international engine programs.
How They Differentiate
Differentiates by being a specialized module partner rather than a full engine prime on all programs, combined with a strong, independent MRO business (MTU Maintenance).
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aircraft manufacturers (OEMs), airlines, and armed forces.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/Defense, Aviation
Competitors
GE Aerospace; Rolls-Royce; Pratt & Whitney
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Reported record revenue of €7.41 billion in 2024, a 38% increase from the previous year.
Major Milestones
Key partner in the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine program., Celebrated 90 years of operation in 2024.
Notable Customers
Airbus; Boeing; Major airlines worldwide; Various armed forces
Official records
Filings, certifications, and programme counts AMPulse can show for this company.
- [C] AS9100 · claimed
- [C] ISO_9001 · claimed
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 162
- Granted
- 25
- Families
- 156
Leading domains: process (159), material (149), equipment (113)
Filings by year: 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 14
- LASER MELTING DEVICE COMPRISING MULTIPLE SUCTION DEVICES2018006888 · WO
- SEAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GASKET AND FLOW ENGINE2942131 · EP
- BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID ASSEMBLY03590632 · EP
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT AREA OF A COMPONENT3175941 · EP
- METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR BLADE FOR A FLUID FLOW ENGINE03216547 · EP
Funding rounds
- IPO€330M2005-06Source: MTU Aero Engines, DW, Buyouts Insider
- Private Equity€1.45B2003-11Lead: KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) · Source: Wikipedia, Buyouts Insider, Aviation Week