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FeATure Mro in AsiA

So in the example of large airlines like service provision for Singapore
India’s Jet, or Cathay Pacific, the approach Airlines and the wider region, based in
could be widely different. Purely on the Singapore.” This approach will come
direct-cost impact, MRO outsourcing can from a joint venture with Singapore
yield 10% to 20% savings, notes a report Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC)
from the Everest Group. It says small- to and Hong Kong Aero Engine Services
mid-sized companies can gain close to Limited (HAESL) to, as Eric Schulz, Rolls-
20% compared to non-optimised MRO Royce’s President – Civil Large Engines,
operations. That’s the LCCs then. However, puts it, “expand the scale and efficiency
larger and more established organisations of the services we deliver to our growing
that usually have better optimised MRO customer base.” Schulz says the new MRO
set-ups might only achieve 10% to 15%. venture will further develop an integrated
Which means that established players – and embedded service capability in Asia
such as Singapore Airlines – are carefully to better meet customer requirements in
considering the options, and coming up the region – which could indicate the new ABOVE: AfI KLM E&M
with new “hybrid” models, exemplified operation will start offering SIA/RR MRO offers its services across
by its new agreement with Rolls-Royce to third parties. Watch this space. several countries in
on engine MRO. As Airbus’ Anderson points out, Asia the Asia-Pacific region,
Rolls-Royce says the new deal will has a vast spread of different kinds of including India, Malaysia
establish “an integrated and embedded MRO customer – and one that at the and Singapore
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