PRESS RELEASE: PALANTIR AND FTAI AVIATION PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Palantir and FTAI Aviation Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Transformation of Aircraft Engine Maintenance, Repair and Exchange
Nov 17, 2025 Download PDF
DENVER & NEW YORK, November 17, 2025 – Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR), a leading provider of AI software, and FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTAI), a global leader in aircraft engine maintenance, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership, which will allow FTAI to leverage Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (“AIP”) across FTAI’s global maintenance footprint.
Through this partnership, Palantir’s AIP is helping FTAI transform productivity and reduce manufacturing costs by improving maintenance scheduling and inventory optimization across FTAI’s operations worldwide. This includes transforming its internal supply chain and driving further efficiencies through automated workflows, rapid asset allocation and dynamic procurement strategies for component parts.
With AI-assisted decision making, FTAI is targeting faster production turnaround times and improved unit economics, aiming to bring further cost savings to its customers globally. This will allow FTAI to further disrupt the traditional maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) shop visit model and accelerate its production ramp-up to meet growing demand (emphasis mine).
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PRESS RELEASE: JET ENGINES FOR AI DATA CENTERS
FTAI Aviation Announces the Launch of FTAI Power: FTAI Adapts the World’s Largest Aircraft Engine Platform to Meet AI-Driven Power Demand
Dec 30, 2025 Download PDF
NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTAI; the “Company”) today announced the launch of FTAI Power, a new platform focused on converting CFM56 engines to power turbines built to provide the most flexible, cost efficient and scaled solution for delivering reliable energy to data centers globally. FTAI is uniquely positioned as one of the largest aftermarket maintenance providers and owners of the CFM56 engine to bring a new power turbine to the market with production expected to begin in 2026.
“The CFM56 engine market is the largest and most reliable in the world, making it an ideal candidate for aeroderivative conversion which will further extend the engine’s life,” said Joe Adams, Chairman and CEO. “At FTAI, we have over one million square feet of maintenance facilities globally and billions of dollars of engines which we believe gives us unrivaled capabilities. After over a year in development, we plan to begin production of the FTAI Power aeroderivative using our proprietary conversion architecture offering the market an alternative to address the unprecedented need for electricity.”
“FTAI Power is built on the core belief that the future is electric and that the CFM56 engine will play a key role in delivering much needed power to the world,” said David Moreno, Chief Operating Officer. “The accelerating demand from AI hyperscalers has created an urgent need for immediate power solutions. We believe FTAI Power will be a critical partner for the AI economy, which requires unparalleled amounts of electricity faster and in a more flexible format.”
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A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON CFM INTERNATIONAL JET ENGINES
The CFM56 went on to become the best-selling jet engine in aviation history, with more than 33,000 units delivered and over a billion flight hours logged. It became the engine of choice for aircraft like the Boeing 737 Classic and NG series, the Airbus A320ceo, and even military platforms like the USAF’s KC-135.
MY THOUGHTS:
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Supply Chain: Adverse impact on engine/parts/service availability for the airlines as AI data center customer base grows. As emphasized above, “With AI-assisted decision making…”
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Noise. I don’t know how much these jet engine powerplants would be installed with sound dampening or cancelling structures. Even if the sound was attenuated, there would likely be some adverse effect of unit(s) running 24/7. NIMBY.
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Exhaust. Short of piping the exhaust into some tall stack (to reduce concentration of gases reaching ground level), I believe this would be detrimental for those living downwind. Much worse than airports where two engines at full thrust for 30-seconds, spaced out at takeoff intervals and less at night; data center engines would run 24/7. NIMBY
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Fuel. I don’t know how many of these units will be built and put into service, nor what the average fuel consumption will be. However, using a rule-of-thumb figure of 750-gal/hr of flight for the modern 737, (takeoff, cruising, descent, taxiing), divided by 2 (engines), puts consumption easily above 500–gal/hr (assuming powerplants require 75% jet engine power or more, continuously). Multiply that by 24-hrs and we get 12,000 gallons per day per powerplant (25% more than the largest US tanker trucks carry). Will Palantir be partnering next with refineries?
