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In Expansion Mode

US-BASED MRO AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SERVICE
IS EYEING THE ASIA PACIFIC MARKET

Arun Sivasankaran

Having expanded its Latin American footprint by opening a facility Eyes on a Growing Market
in Brazil and signing a major deal with the Brazilian Army, U.S.-based The proposed facility in Kuala Lumpur comes
Aircraft Propeller Service (APS), a leading commercial propeller in the wake of a substantial increase in the
MRO company, is now focused on expanding its presence in the company’s customer base in recent months.
Asia Pacific region, one of the fastest-growing markets for turbo- Earlier this year, APS signed an agreement
prop MRO services with Skways Technics, an MRO company
with a presence in Billund, Denmark; Kuala
The only company in the world other than the Original Equipment Lumpur, Dubai and Miami. According to the deal
Manufacturer (OEM) authorized to perform the compression wrap Skyways Technics will serve as an independent
during propeller blade overhauls for ATR 42/72 and CASA CN 295 sales representative for APS in select Asia-
aircraft, APS plans to open its own facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pacific countries, representing the company in
later this year. The proposed expansion comes three years after the sale of its component repair and overhaul
APS opened its Brazil facility, and five years after the company was services, as well as aircraft parts associated
acquired by a Chicago-based private equity firm. with those services.
“Asia is where we see the biggest growth, especially in the turbo- Boggan is confident that the partnership with
prop market”, says Robert Boggan, APS Chief Revenue Officer, who Skyways Technics will help APS make further
oversees the company’s sales, marketing and business strategy inroads into the Asia Pacific market across the
activities. “The ATR 72-600 is far and away the most popular tur- commercial, military and general aviation sec-
boprop in the region. Opening a facility is a big part of our plans to tors. The partnership brings best in class MRO
better serve our growing number of customers in the Asia Pacific solutions “to a growing and increasingly more
region.” demanding market seeking resources to deliver

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