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Healthy Outlook Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
The MRO industry is healthy and has a strong outlook given the fundamental Associate Editor
demand for air travel. Aircraft and engines are crossing the globe in search Jay Menon
of the best service provider. As growth in the airline business continues jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
to generate new MRO demands, cost and performance pressures have Operations Director
intensified. Be it a “big player” or a “small player”, key adjustments in Siva Sachi
the business model will be more important than in the past. Overcapacity, siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
manufacturers crowding onto the MRO market and a slow decline in the Art Director
maintenance requirements of the newest aircraft types have tightened Arthur Chan
arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
competition and airlines are weighing heavily on price and cost levels.
Web Director
Elmer Valencia
Most experts agree that the vast majority of repairs in the nearest future will take elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
place in North America and Europe, because this is where most of the overhauls Circulation Manager
by global value are performed. However, another trend that is starting to have Khairul Naem
an impact is the growth of operators in harsh climatic condition and/or such khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg
emerging markets, as China, India and the Middle East. These areas can carry
the additional hazard of sand and dust ingestion from the air or from less-than- ADvERTISINg CONTACTS:
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perfect runways. Nevertheless, about 50% of future aircraft deliveries are expected
to go to these regions. As a result, low-cost carriers in these regions operating Europe – Canada and all other countries:
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The MRO business challenge remains the same: Create
value for the airline customer; grow the business and thrive
despite the changeable input from airline operators.
As Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket President Matthew F. Bromberg
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