Henry Canaday

SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, has established its senior management team and recruited 17 technicians and four certifying technicians of Malaysian nationality for its new component repair facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, due to open at the end of 2013.

FL Technics further developed its component stocks entering into a consignment agreement with Florida-based FAA/EASA certified repair company XTRA Aerospace.

Aerostar, the Romanian military MRO that has diversified into commercial MRO, increased revenue by 25% and profit by 30% from 2011 to 2012.

One of the best pieces of news in aircraft economics recently has been the continued improvement in composites structures. Better materials and more efficient manufacturing methods have allowed composites to substitute for an ever larger portion of aircraft weight and volume.

Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen (LTS) is further expanding its MRO offer in Asia-Pacific.

The majority of engine, airframe and component maintenance is now outsourced. Major questions remain about how much these outsourced shares will grow, which firms will get the business and under what sort of contracts. But the bulk of the heavy work is going outside.