Singapore is currently one of the most comprehensive aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hubs in the Asia-Pacific.

There are over 100 aerospace companies here, including established multi-national corporations (MNCs) like GE Aviation Services Operation, Honeywell, Messier-Dowty, Hamilton Sundstrand and Pratt & Whitney, as well as prominent local players such as Singapore Technologies Aerospace and SIA Engineering Company.

Our capabilities include :

• Airframe Maintenance
• Aircraft Components Manufacturing
• Repair of Aircraft Structures
• Repair and Overhaul of Avionics
• Repair and Overhaul of Engines and Engine Components

Highlights of recent major projects :

GE Aviation parts distribution centre in S'pore  - GE Aviation opened its first major international parts distribution centre here in Singapore. The facility will house parts and components for distribution to GE Aviation's customers throughout Asia-Pacific.

First MRO centre in the world that can maintain the Trent 900 engine - Singapore Aero Engine Services Limited (SAESL), a joint venture company owned by SIA Engineering Co Ltd and Rolls-Royce, is the first MRO centre in the world that can maintain the Trent 900 engine.

ST Aero marks milestone in Boeing freighter job - ST Aerospace's subsidiary, ST Aviation Services Company (Sasco), has completed the door cutting for the first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). A significant milestone in the passenger-to- freighter (PTF) programme, door cutting signifies the start of the major activity in a PTF. It indicates the readiness of the aircraft for the replacement of the floor structures, installation of the new door surround structures and the eventual installation of the main deck cargo door.

New deal gives S'pore aircraft firms wider US certification - Singapore and the United States have sealed a new expanded deal to make it easier for aviation companies here that modify aircraft, to have their work US-certified as well.  Under the first agreement signed in 2004 between the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the FAA agreed to accept as certified the design and manufacture of standard aircraft equipment in Singapore. Included were communication systems, cockpit instruments, life jackets and cargo containers. Any replacement or modification of parts was also accepted.  Yesterday, the list was expanded to include modifications made to aircraft interiors, for example, in the passenger cabins and crew rest areas.

Lufthansa to run training centre in Singapore - Germany’s Lufthansa Technical Training will run a centre in Singapore to meet growing demand for aircraft maintenance engineers. In a tie-up with Temasek Polytechnic, the centre will be located on the polytechnic's campus in Tampines.

Rolls-Royce to assemble jetliner engines in S'pore - Rolls-Royce plans to build a new facility in Singapore to assemble and test the Trent 1000 engines for the Boeing 787 and the Trent XWB engines for the Airbus A350 XWB. The Singapore facility will be Rolls Royce's only engine-making facility outside of its existing UK facility in Derby. The engines will be tested, certified and then shipped out to the world's two biggest commercial aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus, in Seattle and Toulouse, respectively. Rolls Royce also has intention to expand the Singapore operations to assemble and test new versions of the Trent engine in future.

Challenges

In the new millennium, with the expected high volume air traffic passing through Changi Airport and the region, there exists a huge continuous market demand for aerospace repair and overhaul service support. The main challenges in the new millennium for Singapore's aerospace industry are :

• Further access to the global MRO market
• Continued growth in depth and scope of MRO capabilities
• Expansion of manufacturing activities and scope
• Entry into aerospace design and development

Through these initiatives, the strategic intent of our Government is to develop Singapore into a one-stop global aerospace repair and manufacturing hub, supporting the needs of both aerospace companies and airlines.

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