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FeATure TrAining

Gains have been
achieved through
close collaboration
of everyone
including airlines,
manufacturers, and
MRO providers

– Andrew Herdman, director
general of the Association of
Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)

improving environment for investment,” Singapore. “We are pleased to expand our
he asserts. Many of the large carriers presence with this new training facility
are already investing significantly in MRO focused on the rapidly growing regional
close to their main airports – look at China carrier market in South East Asia,” says
Airlines and AMECO, China Eastern and Filippo Bagnato, ATR CEO. Bagnato notes
Rockwell Collins, CFM and SSAMC – to that ATR is keen to promote its training
sustain their development. “The [whole] in Asia – a market where turboprops
region is moving towards globalisation are doing well for the EADS company.
and adapting to international standards,” “Our unwavering commitment to quality
adds Moreau. assures our customers of the highest …
Singapore too, even in the more reliability for their training programs,” he
specialised MRO businesses. As part of asserts. “The aim is to be always closer to
Eurocopter’s Vision 2020 with emphasis our customers.”
on growing the Support & Services The ATR Centre has the capacity to train
business, its Singapore subsidiary will over 600 pilots and maintenance crew per
serve as a hub for the Asia Pacific and year, with an integrated suite of training
Middle East regions, to provide training, devices and advanced classroom settings
major inspection and heavy structural to provide training for multiple ATR aircraft
repairs for various of its helicopters. platforms. The new facility and its flight
And in the turboprop sector, ATR has training equipment have been certified by
recently opened a brand-new training the European Air Standards Authority to
centre at Seletar Aerospace Park in ensure international compatibility.

TRAIN ARRIVING
Outsourcing of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) to a third-party service
provider is now emerging as a credible solution for organisations that would like
to offer benefits beyond spend reduction. This can offer savings in the range of
10% to 20%. Consequently, Procurement Outsourcing (PO) contracts with MRO
category in scope show a phenomenal growth of nearly 35% Compound Annual
Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2005 to 2010.
– Corbus Insights, Air Transport Action Group report

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