SIA Engineering Philippines Corporation is now an Embraer authorized service center for the E2 regional airliners, the first in the Asia Pacific region.
MRO majors in the Asia-Pacific are calling for the industry to generate an organic pool of aircraft technicians and engineers, even as talent is either moving away from the industry or to other players.
SIAEC reports a decrease in the number of aircraft it is welcoming to its shop for maintenance because of supply chain issues and visits from older aircraft.
Singapore Airlines Engineering Co. is banking on its "Lean" principles as the MRO industry faces spare parts shortages, a workforce crunch and inflation.
SIAEC also provides line and base maintenance for Air India, as well as a 12-year Inventory Technical Management contract for the carrier’s Airbus A320s.