SEPANG: Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) has officially opened its second hangar, which would boost the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre's capacity to handle the Airbus A320 family.
It features Malaysia's first eco-friendly closed-door paintwork bay as well as state-of-the-art workshops for the repair and overhaul of a wide range of components used on Airbus aircraft, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
SAE chief executive officer Pierre Reville said the second hangar will strengthen and expand the MRO centre’s capabilities.
"As an EASA-approved independent aircraft MRO centre, SAE is able to offer world-class maintenance services to airlines from across Southeast Asia and beyond.
"The new hangar gives us added flexibility and space to offer more services to our customers," he said at the opening ceremony of the second hangar here today.
"Since we opened in 2007, we have completed 500 C-Checks and established a strong reputation in the MRO market for on-time and reliable service.
"We are proud of our contribution to the growth to growth of the Malaysian aerospace sector," Reville added.
The first hangar, which opened in 2007, has a floor area of 37,000 square metres and can accommodate up to six single-aisle aircraft or two widebody aircraft at any one time.
The second hangar, on the other hand, has a floor area of 12,000 square meters. It can accommodate two single-aisle aircraft.
In addition to its commercial aircraft activities, SAE provides spare parts and technical support services to the Royal Malaysian Air Force's fleet of A400M military airlifters.
The facility also houses a major regional inventory of spare parts for Airbus A320, A330 and A380 aircraft and airlines that have selected the Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) total support package for their fleets.
SAE employs some 500 people.
Its customers include the AirAsia Group, Cebu Pacific, Indigo, Jetstar Asia, Scoot, Malindo Air, MASWings and VietJet Air.