ST Aerospace wins S$415m contracts in Q4 2015

Singapore

THE aerospace arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering landed new contracts worth S$415 million in the fourth quarter of last year.

The contracts for ST Aerospace include projects such as airframe maintenance and cabin interior reconfiguration, engine wash, and landing gear overhaul. Among them was a cabin reconfiguration contract from Air Canada, a landing gear maintenance contract from Scandinavian Airlines, and a heavy maintenance contract for Virgin Galactic's Boeing 747-400.

There were also line and heavy airframe maintenance agreements with different customers, supporting aircraft types such as Airbus 300, A320, Boeing 747-400, 777 and MD-10, as well as cabin interior modifications of an international airline's fleet of Embraer E175. For component support, ST Aerospace won several ATR landing gear overhaul contracts from customers in the Asia Pacific region. The aerospace arm also secured additional contracts for landing gear services with airlines in Asean and expanded its engine component support for East Asian customers. It redelivered a total of 308 aircraft for airframe maintenance and modification work in Q4. A total of 11,292 components, 41 landing gears and 33 engines were processed, while 1,487 engine washes were conducted for both commercial and military customers.

Meanwhile, its airframe facility in Guangzhou received maintenance organisational approval from the Korean Office of Civil Aviation for Boeing 737NG aircraft, while its US flight training academy is upgrading its Hondo facility. For component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), the aerospace sector added new capabilities for the Boeing 787 electrical systems, and continued induction of high-value repair capabilities for both widebody and narrow-body aircraft platforms, said ST Engineering.