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EDITOR’S NOTE CREDITS

Stepping on the Gas Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
As the growth story for the MRO market in the Middle East continues and the shift in
the epicentre of global commercial aviation moves towards the Asia Pacific region; the Associate Editor
Jay Menon
number of operating aircraft in the region is expected to nearly triple in less than three jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
decades and drive a dramatic expansion in MRO business in these regions. Special Correspondent
Atul Chandra
With regards to the Middle East, the largest MRO market in the region is the United atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg
Arab Emirates (UAE), followed by Saudi Arabia. The Middle East will also be second only Special Correspondent (Americas)
to the Asia Pacific region in induction of the next generation of jetliners in the Airbus Arun Sivasankaran
A320neo, A350 XWB, A330neo and Boeing’s 737 MAX, 777X and 787 and this will enable arun .sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg
the latest MRO technologies to make an entrance into the Middle East. Operations Director
Siva Sachi
Of course, every silver lining has a cloud! And in the case of the Middle East it is the drop siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
in oil prices and a decline in the net profits declared by airlines in the region. Middle Art Director
Eastern airlines are forecast by IATA to have a net profit margin of a mere 0.5 percent in Arthur Chan
2017. This could impact their investments in MRO technologies, offering MRO providers arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
in the region an opportunity to target some market share. Web Director
Elmer Valencia
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
As is now customary with our MRO issue, we have not only provided an insight into a
specific region, which is the Middle East for this issue, but also focussed on key industry Circulation Manager
trends and technologies. As a result, we have articles on VR/AR in MRO, predictive Khairul Naem
maintenance, fuel saving wingtips, advances in 3D printing to name a few. khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg

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