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FEATURE SINGAPORE

LeFt: Singapore is an attractive
place for businesses to thrive due
to the lack of regulatory hurdles
and delays associated with most
developing countries. Almost all
global OEMs have a regional hub in
Singapore today
Bottom: Jet Aviation’s MRO
facility in Singapore recently
received authorisation to support
72-month inspections for the ACJ
series and the BBJ series
oPPosite Bottom: Singapore’s
MRO sector accounts for 25 per
cent of the regional market and 10
per cent of the global market and is
home to some of the most advanced
MRO clusters in the region

In addition to the investor-friendly (SIAEC) and ST Aerospace offer a wide array helping to develop the Trent 7000 engine
regulatory environment, its world-class of services across segments; Just a few years that powers the new A330Neo. It has also
infrastructure and its strategic location ago ST Aerospace partnered with Airbus for won a US$1.7 billion order from Singapore
between the East and the West act as the first time to develop a cargo conversion Airlines for Trent 1000 engines to power 19
other prominent factors in attracting and programme for the A330. This year’s 52nd Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The engines
anchoring key players. Emphasizing the International Paris Air Show witnessed a will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s flagship
same, Diehl Aerosystems’ Vice President for second passenger-to-freighter contract with engine service, TotalCare. Similarly, other
Communications & PR, David Voskuhl said, DHL Express. Some of these conversions, companies like GE and Pratt & Whitney are
“Singapore is one of the busiest and most scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2017, offering comprehensive engine solutions
important business hubs in Asia and globally. is set to begin at ST Aerospace’s facility in out of their bases in Singapore. SAIEC
Many companies in the aerospace industry Paya Lebar, Singapore. has several MRO-focused JVs in Asia-
and aviation business are based here or Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce, at its state-of- Pacific with Pratt & Whitney. Recently
have their Asian subsidiary in Singapore. The the-art facility at the Seletar Aerospace, Jet Aviation’s MRO facility in Singapore
city state is therefore a perfectly located is assembling Trent 900 and Trent 1000 received an authorization to support
hub from a logistical standpoint to serve engines for the global market and is also 72-month inspections for the ACJ series
the region’s business needs for the aviation
industry. This is why we’ve also chosen to
locate one of our three worldwide Customer
Support Centers (CSCs) in Singapore to
enhance our presence in the region.” “All
CSCs handle the following tasks – repair
station for Diehl parts, which require a
revision of some kind after a certain period
in airline service, spare part provisioning for
those parts that Diehl is providing on aircraft
platforms, and technical support and related
services.” Being within a seven-hour flight
radius to half of the global population,
the country’s location undoubtedly offers
investors a location that is at the heart of
the world’s biggest aviation market. All
this, coupled with an array of end-to-end
solutions makes it highly convenient for
customers as they can get all their answers
at one. Big players such as Singapore
International Airlines Engineering Company
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