Industry Addendum: MRO and Components
AFI KLM E&M and Sabena Technics Singapore joint venture signs regional partner
December 1st 2020
Singapore Component Solutions (SCS) and Hutchinson have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the component repair business in the Asia-Pacific. Read More »
Jointly owned by AFI KLM E&M and Sabena Technics, SCS is a 6,500 sq. metre facility that provides component support for A320s, A330s, ATRs and Fokker 100s. Several Asia-Pacific airlines have large fleets of all three of the Airbus types. Airlines also have kept the reliable Fokker 100 workhorse in their fleets.
From 2021, capabilities offered under the MoU will include engine and APU vibration isolation systems, engine component repairs, cabin interiors and composite and structural repairs.
SCS CEO, Thibaut Campion, said: “We are proud to bring our expertise to a major OEM such as Hutchinson, allowing both companies to develop jointly our repair network and capabilities in Asia. We look forward to a successful partnership”.
“We are honoured to team up with SCS, a well-reputed company in the aftermarket arena. This partnership aims to increase our business, and most importantly, have our customers benefit from a joint repair network and overhaul capabilities in Asia. We are very confident this partnership will be a great success,” Hutchinson Aerospace Services executive vice president, Norbert Langlois, said.
