ST Engg's aerospace arm to operate MRO facility in Florida airport

SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering's aerospace arm will establish an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Pensacola International Airport, the group said on Wednesday.

Under the agreement, the City of Pensacola, which is in Florida, will construct an aircraft hangar complex on 18.66 acres of greenfield land and lease it to VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (VT MAE) for 30 years.

The hangar will be able to accommodate two wide-body aircraft, and is expected to be operational in mid- 2016.