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Establishing a Location in Poland
For many years, MTU was active at one location
only. The company was founded at our
Munich location as BMW Flugmotoren
GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of BMW AG.
The factories founded in Brandenburg and
Berlin during the 1930s and 40s were closed
at the end of World War II. In 1955, after the
exit of the occupying powers, production
resumed in Munich, and the company was
renamed Motoren- und Turbinen-Union
(MTU) in 1969. MTU established a second
location in Germany with the opening of the
Hanover-Langenhagen factory in 1979; a
third location followed in Ludwigsfelde near
Berlin in 1991.
Joint Venture Airfoil Services Sdn. Bhd.
(ASSB) in Malaysia became the first international
MTU location in 1991. New international
locations were founded starting with
MTU Maintenance in Vancouver, Canada in
1998, then the Ceramic Coating Center SAS
(CCC), a joint venture in Châtellerault,
France, and MTU Maintenance in Zhuhai,
China. Business activities in the United
States were concentrated at MTU Aero
Engines North America, Inc. (AENA) in
Newington, Connecticut in 2003.
To complement our presence in Western
Europe, America and East Asia, a new location
in Rzeszów, Poland, MTU Aero Engines
Polska, was built up starting in 2007. The
politico-economic situation there, as well as
the solid infrastructural conditions, availability
of qualified labor and considerable
cost advantages, were all strong arguments
for adding Eastern Europe to the list of
regions with an MTU location. The human
resources department played an important
role not only in the choice of a site for the
new location, but also in planning the new
location’s development. In our industry, specialized
employee qualifications are of central
importance for a location’s success and
competitiveness.
Aside from conducting a targeted personnel
search, we built up a broad professional network
to cultivate exchange with important
local partners and increase our visibility.
Events were held at vocational schools to
introduce students to the fascinating world
of propulsive force. Cooperation was established
with technical research departments
at the universities of Rzeszów, Krakau and
Gleiwitz. At job fairs, MTU demonstrated its
competitive edge not only alongside other
companies, but also in the presence of representatives
from various European nations.
These activities produced a large number of
very eager applicants, of whom we were
able to employ around 250 in all areas from
research and development, to maintenance,
to administration, by the end of 2009.
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