{ "format": "hyperize/v1", "@id": "https://www.hyperize.ai/en/dax40-index/brands/mtu-aero-engines.json", "type": "BrandScore", "pageType": "BrandScore", "releaseState": "pilot_probe", "releaseLabel": "Pilot Probe", "title": "MTU Aero Engines — Pilot Probe (Single-Task Observation, Wave Q2 2026)", "pilotProbe": { "status": "pilot_probe", "rationale": "Single-task observation under a narrower provider track than a full BrandScore. The Agent Success Score is computed but should be read as an early signal, not a fully-qualified score.", "promotionCriteria": "Confidence promotes to B (and releaseState to brand_score) when the next wave adds a second task and the fourth provider on the Discoverability track.", "nextWave": "WAVE-Q3-2026" }, "hook": { "en": "MTU Aero Engines runs MTU Maintenance Hannover, an 18-percent partner on the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan for the Airbus A320neo, with engine MRO as a primary commercial line. The mtu.de surface carries the program description and the Maintenance Hannover capability set, the close runs through a B2B sales contact rather than a self-service quote. Whether an agent serving an A320neo fleet manager reaches mtu.de, distinguishes PW1100G-JM from V2500 or GE9X, and surfaces the right RFQ is what Wave 8 measured.", "de": "MTU Aero Engines betreibt MTU Maintenance Hannover, ist 18-Prozent-Partner am Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM Getriebefan für den Airbus A320neo, mit Engine-MRO als zentraler kommerzieller Linie. Die mtu.de-Surface trägt die Programmbeschreibung und das Maintenance-Hannover-Capability-Set, der Close läuft über einen B2B-Vertriebskontakt statt eines Self-Service-Quotes. Ob ein Agent für einen A320neo-Flotten-Manager mtu.de erreicht, PW1100G-JM von V2500 oder GE9X unterscheidet und den richtigen RFQ erfasst, ist was Wave 8 gemessen hat." }, "summary": { "en": "The full locked chain resolves on brand-owned pages over plain HTTP: PW1100G-JM, the A320neo application, Hannover MRO and a reachable B2B contact. Asked for GTF engine service without the brand name, the agent reaches MTU about half the time; the surface is ahead of its discovery.", "de": "Die volle gelockte Kette löst auf brand-eigenen Seiten über einfaches HTTP auf: PW1100G-JM, die A320neo-Anwendung, Hannover-MRO und ein erreichbarer B2B-Kontakt. Nach GTF-Triebwerksservice ohne Markennamen gefragt, erreicht der Agent MTU etwa in der Hälfte der Fälle; die Surface ist ihrer Discovery voraus." }, "brandName": "MTU Aero Engines", "legalEntity": "MTU Aero Engines AG", "daxTicker": "MTX", "sector": "aerospace_defense", "sectorLabel": "Aerospace & Defense", "inLanguage": "en", "datePublished": "2026-05-18", "dateModified": "2026-06-13", "nextReview": "2026-09-30", "confidence": "C", "evidenceTier": "proprietary", "wave": "WAVE-Q2-2026-W8-AEROSPACE-DEFENSE", "url": "https://www.hyperize.ai/en/dax40-index/brands/mtu-aero-engines", "alternateLanguage": { "de": "https://www.hyperize.ai/de/dax40-index/brands/mtu-aero-engines" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://www.hyperize.ai/en/dax40-index", "name": "DAX 40 Agent Success Index" }, "lanes": [ { "id": "commerce", "name": "Commerce", "measured": true }, { "id": "talent", "name": "Talent", "measured": false }, { "id": "aftersales", "name": "After-sales", "measured": false }, { "id": "procurement", "name": "Procurement", "measured": false }, { "id": "investor_relations", "name": "Investor Relations", "measured": false }, { "id": "press", "name": "Press", "measured": false } ], "commercialLane": { "visibility": { "question": "Will an agent find and recommend the brand?", "score": 52.5, "dimension": "Discoverability (D)", "methodVersion": "gate1/v1.1", "sampleSize": 18, "providers": [ "openai", "perplexity", "anthropic" ], "provenance": "measured" }, "usability": { "question": "Once an agent arrives — how far does it get toward the deal?", "score": 45, "scoreNote": "Derived from the access profile below + close state (usability-derivation/v1). NOT a hand-averaged number — a reproducible summary of observed agent behaviour.", "accessProfile": [ { "agentClass": "text", "outcome": "success" }, { "agentClass": "search", "outcome": "pending" }, { "agentClass": "code", "outcome": "success" }, { "agentClass": "browser", "outcome": "pending" }, { "agentClass": "full_automation", "outcome": "pending" } ], "blockedClasses": [], "passClasses": [ "text", "code" ], "closeState": "quote_ready", "closeStateNote": null, "methodVersion": "fleet/measured", "provenance": "measured" }, "evidence": { "score": 65, "basis": "estimate — cross-method ground-truth consistency, not a separate measured run", "note": "A confidence layer on the two axes above, not a third sales axis." } }, "score": { "compositeForIndexRanking": { "value": 48.5, "scale100": 48.5, "scale10": 4.8, "status": "computed", "formula": "Agent Success Score = (AI Visibility × 0.20) + (AI Usability × 0.70) + (Evidence × 0.10)", "methodVersion": "ars-methodology/v1.1", "usabilityDerivation": "usability-derivation/v1", "role": "index-ranking", "note": "Weighted composite, used for ranking the index. Read the two commercialLane axes (visibility + usability) for the standalone verdict — this single number blends them and is not the headline." }, "dimensions": { "aiVisibility": { "name": "AI Visibility (Discoverability)", "weight": 0.2, "value": 52.5, "methodVersion": "gate1/v1.1", "sampleSize": 18, "providers": [ "openai", "perplexity", "anthropic" ], "queryVariants": 3, "runsPerVariant": 2, "taskCount": 1 }, "aiUsability": { "name": "AI Usability (reach + completion)", "weight": 0.7, "value": 45, "derivation": "usability-derivation/v1", "basis": "derived from the access profile (per-class outcomes) + close state" }, "evidence": { "name": "Evidence", "weight": 0.1, "value": 65, "methodVersion": "fleet/measured" } } }, "thirdPartyInterception": { "classification": "none", "classificationLabel": "None", "directShare": 0, "intermediaryShare": 0, "intermediaryCaptureExamples": [], "narrative": { "en": "Commercial aero-engine MRO closes via direct B2B sales; Lufthansa Technik, Pratt & Whitney EngineWise and AFI KLM compete the same way, without a marketplace platform. No intermediary captures the close. The close stays on mtu.de.", "de": "Commercial-Aero-Engine-MRO schließt via Direct-B2B-Sales; Lufthansa Technik, Pratt & Whitney EngineWise und AFI KLM konkurrieren auf demselben Weg, ohne Marktplatz-Plattform. Kein Intermediär fängt den Close. Der Close bleibt auf mtu.de." } }, "bottleneck": { "type": "mixed", "classification": { "en": "Multi-axis", "de": "Mehrachsig" }, "classificationNote": { "en": "Weak on more than one axis at once.", "de": "Schwach auf mehr als einer Achse zugleich." }, "sentence": { "en": "The full locked chain resolves on brand-owned pages over plain HTTP: PW1100G-JM, the A320neo application, Hannover MRO and a reachable B2B contact. Asked for GTF engine service without the brand name, the agent reaches MTU about half the time; the surface is ahead of its discovery.", "de": "Die volle gelockte Kette löst auf brand-eigenen Seiten über einfaches HTTP auf: PW1100G-JM, die A320neo-Anwendung, Hannover-MRO und ein erreichbarer B2B-Kontakt. Nach GTF-Triebwerksservice ohne Markennamen gefragt, erreicht der Agent MTU etwa in der Hälfte der Fälle; die Surface ist ihrer Discovery voraus." }, "executiveSummary": { "en": "Wave 8 scored MTU on one frozen task: PW1100G-JM (GTF) engine MRO for the A320neo at MTU Maintenance Hannover (MTU holds an 18% program stake), close-state quote_ready via B2B sales. AI Visibility 52.5 from 18 datapoints across openai, perplexity and anthropic. HTTP and coding agents both succeed: the GTF family page names PW1100G-JM for the A320neo, the Hannover MRO surface confirms the locked chain, and a quote pathway is reachable without JavaScript. Browser and autonomous classes were not measured in this wave (fleet runtime, not the brand); AI Usability summarises the two measured classes.", "de": "Wave 8 hat MTU auf einer eingefrorenen Aufgabe gescort: PW1100G-JM (GTF) Triebwerks-MRO für den A320neo bei MTU Maintenance Hannover (MTU hält 18% Programmanteil), Close-State quote_ready über B2B Sales. AI Visibility 52,5 aus 18 Datenpunkten über openai, perplexity und anthropic. HTTP- und Coding-Agenten gelingen beide: die GTF-Familienseite nennt PW1100G-JM für den A320neo, die Hannover-MRO-Surface bestätigt die gelockte Kette, und ein Quote-Pfad ist ohne JavaScript erreichbar. Browser- und autonome Klassen wurden in dieser Wave nicht gemessen (Fleet-Runtime, nicht die Marke); AI Usability fasst die zwei gemessenen Klassen zusammen." } }, "testNarrative": { "verdict": { "en": "The locked spec chain resolves end to end on mtu.de over plain HTTP. For the two measured agent classes, this surface simply works; the open question is who finds it.", "de": "Die gelockte Spec-Kette löst Ende zu Ende auf mtu.de über einfaches HTTP auf. Für die zwei gemessenen Agentenklassen funktioniert diese Surface schlicht; die offene Frage ist, wer sie findet." }, "narrative": { "en": "The Gate-1 audit ran the standard 18 datapoints in German: an unbranded PW1100G-MRO provider probe, the MTU / Lufthansa Technik / Pratt & Whitney comparative shortlist, and the MTU Maintenance Hannover transactional RFQ query, across openai, perplexity and anthropic. The fleet ran phase 1 ceiling extraction on the mtu.de Commercial Maintenance surface and phase 2 HTTP plus coding agents against the PW1100G-JM partnership page. Both measured classes returned success: the GTF family page names PW1100G-JM for the A320neo, raw HTML confirms the full locked chain on brand-owned pages, and the quote pathway is reachable. Phases 3 and 4 (browser, autonomous close) did not run in this wave: the fleet browser runtime was infrastructure-blocked. They follow in the re-run.", "de": "Das Gate-1-Audit fuhr die Standard-18-Datenpunkte auf Deutsch: eine Unbranded-PW1100G-MRO-Anbieter-Probe, die MTU / Lufthansa Technik / Pratt & Whitney Comparative-Shortlist und die MTU Maintenance Hannover Transactional-RFQ-Query, über openai, perplexity und anthropic. Die Fleet fuhr Phase 1 Ceiling-Extraktion auf der mtu.de-Commercial-Maintenance-Surface und Phase 2 HTTP- plus Coding-Agenten gegen die PW1100G-JM-Partnerschaftsseite. Beide gemessenen Klassen kamen success zurück: die GTF-Familienseite nennt PW1100G-JM für den A320neo, rohes HTML bestätigt die volle gelockte Kette auf brand-eigenen Seiten, und der Quote-Pfad ist erreichbar. Phase 3 und 4 (Browser, autonomer Close) liefen in dieser Wave nicht: die Fleet-Browser-Runtime war infrastruktur-blockiert. Sie folgen im Re-Run." }, "scopeShift": null, "agentMatrix": [ { "type": "text", "status": "success", "note": "HTTP extraction is sufficient on the public MTU surface: the GTF family page names PW1100G-JM for the A320neo, states MTU's 18% program share, and links maintenance cove… (D 90, C 70, A 40, E 55)" }, { "type": "search", "status": "pending", "note": "Cody Gate-1 Q2 2026 measured: see brand_scores.d (52.50)" }, { "type": "code", "status": "success", "note": "Raw HTML inspection confirms the full locked chain on brand-owned pages: PW1100G-JM, Airbus A320neo application, 18% MTU program share, Triebwerks-MRO scope, MTU Mainten… (D 95, C 85, A 55, E 70)" }, { "type": "browser", "status": "pending", "note": "Not measured in Wave 8: fleet browser runtime infrastructure-blocked (a fleet wave), not a brand result; re-run scheduled" }, { "type": "full_automation", "status": "pending", "note": "Not measured in Wave 8: fleet ACT runtime infrastructure-blocked (a fleet wave), not a brand result; re-run scheduled" } ] }, "fairnessDeclaration": { "reviewPassed": false, "note": "Wave 8 Q2 2026 partial measurement on a single task (MTU Maintenance Hannover · PW1100G-JM MRO service, quote_ready close, GTF engine for A320neo locked SKU). AI Visibility from Cody Gate-1 (52.50, 18/18 valid datapoints across openai/perplexity/anthropic, DE language). AI Usability from a fleet wave Phase 2 only (HTTP + coding agents, both success; Phase 3 browser + Phase 4 ACT infrastructure-blocked in this wave: fleet browser runtime unavailable, not a brand result; re-run scheduled). The browser and full_automation rows of the agent_matrix are marked pending. Fairness Review pending the sector fairness grid.", "methodologyUrl": "https://www.hyperize.ai/en/methodology/task-selection", "sectorGridRef": null }, "activeTasks": [ { "title": { "en": "MTU Maintenance Hannover · PW1100G-JM (GTF) engine MRO service for A320neo", "de": "MTU Maintenance Hannover · PW1100G-JM (GTF) Triebwerks-MRO-Service für A320neo" }, "closeState": "quote_ready", "intermediaryMode": "none", "businessRelevance": null, "difficultyBand": null, "engpass": { "en": "Discovery, not the surface: the unbranded MRO question reaches MTU about half the time, while the locked chain resolves fully once an agent is on mtu.de.", "de": "Discovery, nicht die Surface: die Unbranded-MRO-Frage erreicht MTU etwa in der Hälfte der Fälle, während die gelockte Kette voll auflöst, sobald ein Agent auf mtu.de ist." } } ], "scoreHistory": [ { "date": "2026-05-26", "quarter": "Q2 2026", "waveId": "WAVE-Q2-2026-W8-AEROSPACE-DEFENSE", "protocolVersion": "ars-methodology/v1.1", "summary": "Wave 8 dispatch. Cody Gate-1 audit and Giorgio a fleet wave ceiling pulls launched 2026-05-26. Pre-measurement state: yaml seeded with frozen task (MTU Maintenance Hannover · PW1100G-JM MRO for A320neo), close-state quote_ready, locked spec markers per spec-fidelity rule (PW1100G-JM vs V2500/GE9X, A320neo vs A330/787, MTU 18% stake)." }, { "date": "2026-06-13", "quarter": "Q2 2026", "waveId": "WAVE-Q2-2026-W8-AEROSPACE-DEFENSE", "protocolVersion": "ars-methodology/v1.1", "summary": "Wave 8 partial measurement landed. Cody Gate-1 complete (D 52.50, 18/18 valid). a fleet wave Phase 1 ceiling + Phase 2 HTTP+coding complete, both classes success: the full locked chain (PW1100G-JM, A320neo application, Hannover MRO, quote pathway) resolves on brand-owned pages over plain HTTP. Phase 3 browser + Phase 4 ACT not executed in this wave (fleet browser runtime infrastructure-blocked, not a brand result; marked pending in agent_matrix, re-run scheduled). Brand flipped to scored at partial-FLEET." } ], "methodology": { "formula": "Agent Success Score = (AI Visibility × 0.20) + (AI Usability × 0.70) + (Evidence × 0.10)", "usabilityDerivation": "usability-derivation/v1", "protocolVersion": "ars-methodology/v1.1", "taskSelection": "https://www.hyperize.ai/en/methodology/task-selection", "agentSurface": "https://www.hyperize.ai/en/methodology", "dimensions": { "aiVisibility": "AI Visibility (Discoverability) — audit-pipeline-derived. 3–4 providers × 3 query variants × 2 runs.", "aiUsability": "AI Usability — derived from the per-class access profile (which agent classes reach the close state) modulated by close-state depth. The profile is the truth; the score is a reproducible summary, not a hand-rating.", "evidence": "Evidence — cross-method ground-truth consistency. A confidence layer, not a sales axis." } }, "consequenceClose": { "archetype": "actionability", "archetypeLabel": { "en": "actionability", "de": "Actionability" }, "source": "brand", "diagnosis": { "en": "MTU is not lacking surface quality; it lacks discovery share. The PW1100G-JM chain reads cleanly for agents, and the spec-fidelity question resolved in MTU's favour: both measured classes disambiguate the GTF program from V2500, GP7200 and GE9X on brand-owned pages. But the unbranded engine-MRO question reaches MTU only about half the time, and the RFQ pathway still routes through a cross-program Maintenance contact form rather than a per-program entry point.", "de": "MTU fehlt nicht Surface-Qualität; es fehlt Discovery-Anteil. Die PW1100G-JM-Kette liest sich für Agenten sauber, und die Spec-Fidelity-Frage hat sich zu MTUs Gunsten aufgelöst: beide gemessenen Klassen disambiguieren das GTF-Programm von V2500, GP7200 und GE9X auf brand-eigenen Seiten. Aber die Unbranded-Triebwerks-MRO-Frage erreicht MTU nur etwa in der Hälfte der Fälle, und der RFQ-Pfad läuft weiter über ein programm-übergreifendes Maintenance-Kontakt-Formular statt eines per-Programm-Einstiegs." }, "evidence": { "en": "The full locked chain resolves on brand-owned pages over plain HTTP: PW1100G-JM, the A320neo application, Hannover MRO and a reachable B2B contact. Asked for GTF engine service without the brand name, the agent reaches MTU about half the time; the surface is ahead of its discovery.", "de": "Die volle gelockte Kette löst auf brand-eigenen Seiten über einfaches HTTP auf: PW1100G-JM, die A320neo-Anwendung, Hannover-MRO und ein erreichbarer B2B-Kontakt. Nach GTF-Triebwerksservice ohne Markennamen gefragt, erreicht der Agent MTU etwa in der Hälfte der Fälle; die Surface ist ihrer Discovery voraus." }, "question": { "en": "The question this raises: where would deeper Action-pathway measurement — handoff stability, deep-link routing, structured booking endpoints — sharpen the read?", "de": "Die Frage daraus: Wo würde tiefere Action-Pfad-Messung — Handoff-Stabilität, Deep-Link-Routing, strukturierte Booking-Endpunkte — die Lesart schärfen?" }, "confidenceHedge": { "en": "Based on the current pilot slate, this read is directional.", "de": "Basierend auf dem aktuellen Pilot-Slate ist diese Lesart direktional." }, "closes": { "en": "Answer surfaces that own the unbranded MRO questions (shop-visit decisions, GTF on-wing support, A320neo engine service) and cite the Hannover capability as evidence, so the agent arrives at mtu.de before it settles a shortlist. At the close: a PW1100G-JM-specific RFQ entry that identifies the engine and airframe combination directly, instead of the cross-program contact form.", "de": "Answer-Surfaces, die die unbranded MRO-Fragen besetzen (Shop-Visit-Entscheidungen, GTF-On-Wing-Support, A320neo-Triebwerksservice) und die Hannover-Kapazität als Evidenz zitieren, damit der Agent bei mtu.de ankommt, bevor er eine Shortlist festzurrt. Am Close: ein PW1100G-JM-spezifischer RFQ-Einstieg, der Triebwerk- und Flugwerk-Kombination direkt identifiziert, statt des programm-übergreifenden Kontakt-Formulars." }, "proof": { "en": "The proof isn't more content. It's a repeatable lift in whether agents find, verify, cite, recommend, and complete the brand journey directly — re-measured each wave.", "de": "Der Beweis ist nicht mehr Content. Es ist ein wiederholbarer Anstieg darin, ob Agenten die Marke direkt finden, verifizieren, zitieren, empfehlen und den Weg abschließen — neu gemessen mit jeder Wave." }, "ctas": [ { "weight": "primary", "eyebrow": "Audit · €1,900", "title": { "en": "Commission an audit.", "de": "Audit beauftragen." }, "body": { "en": "Where the BrandScore opens the question, an audit closes it. An interpretive engagement on your full surface, scored under the same methodology.", "de": "Wo die BrandScore die Frage öffnet, schließt sie ein Audit. Ein interpretatives Engagement auf der vollen Surface, gemessen unter derselben Methodologie." }, "cta": { "en": "Get the audit", "de": "Audit anfragen" }, "href": "mailto:hello@hyperize.ai?subject=Audit%20%C2%B7%20MTU%20Aero%20Engines" }, { "weight": "secondary", "eyebrow": "Founding · €4,500", "title": { "en": "Found with us.", "de": "Founding Program." }, "body": { "en": "Strategic partnership for brands building agent success as a long-term capability, not a one-off engagement.", "de": "Strategische Partnerschaft für Marken, die Agent-Success als langfristige Capability aufbauen — nicht als Einmal-Engagement." }, "cta": { "en": "Apply", "de": "Bewerben" }, "href": "mailto:hello@hyperize.ai?subject=Founding%20Program%20%C2%B7%20MTU%20Aero%20Engines" }, { "weight": "secondary", "eyebrow": "Snapshot", "title": { "en": "Audit an adjacent property.", "de": "Eine angrenzende Property messen." }, "body": { "en": "The BrandScore covers the primary domain. Get the same methodology applied to an adjacent property: a country site, a sub-brand, a category beyond the DAX-40 slate.", "de": "Die BrandScore deckt die primäre Domain ab. 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