SIAEP has provided MRO services for the
first-generation E-Jets since 2017
SINGAPORE, Sept. 28,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer (B3: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ)
announced that it has signed a Non-Binding Memorandum of
Understanding ("MoU") with SIAEP, a subsidiary of SIA Engineering
Company Limited ("SIAEC"), that will explore further partnership to
include maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") services for
Embraer's E-Jets E2 family of aircraft. SIAEP has been an
authorized service center in Asia-Pacific for Embraer's first-generation
E-Jets since 2017.
"We would like to recognize SIAEP for their years of dedication
and support rendered to Embraer's E-Jet operators in the region,"
said Mr. Frank Stevens, Vice
President of Global MRO Centers for Embraer. "This MoU lays a good
foundation for us to discuss further support of the growing E-Jets
E2 fleet in the region, in addition to the established footprint of
E-Jets in APAC."
Mr. Jeremy Yew, SIAEC's Senior Vice President Base Maintenance,
said, "We look forward to exploring with Embraer the possibility of
extending SIAEP's existing partnership with them to include the
provision of quality and efficient base maintenance services to
support the E2 fleet in Asia-Pacific".
Embraer has a global footprint of E-Jet operators - more than 80
airlines across 50 countries, totaling over 1,700 deliveries of the
E-Jets and E-Jets E2 families of aircraft. In Asia-Pacific
this year, Scoot and SKS Airways (Malaysia), announced the selection of the
E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft to complement their existing
fleet.
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About SIA Engineering Company
(Company Registration
No. 198201025C)
www.siaec.com.sg
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) is a major provider of aircraft
maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in Asia-Pacific. SIAEC has a client base of more
than 80 international carriers and aerospace equipment
manufacturers. It provides line maintenance services at over 30
airports in 8 countries, as well as airframe, engine and component
services on some of the most advanced and widely used commercial
aircraft in the world.
The 23 subsidiaries and joint ventures with original equipment
manufacturers and strategic partners in Singapore, Hong
Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, the
United States of America and Vietnam increase the depth and breadth of the
Company's service offerings. SIAEC has approvals from 29 national
aviation regulatory authorities to provide MRO services for
aircraft registered in the United States
of America, Europe,
China and other countries.
About SIA Engineering (Philippines) Corporation
SIA Engineering (Philippines)
Corporation (SIAEP) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIAEC. SIAEP
has three hangars at its MRO facility located at Clark,
Philippines, and a suite of
capabilities including aircraft certification, scheduled heavy
maintenance checks, airframe structural inspections, repairs,
modifications, paint-stripping, painting of aircraft exteriors and
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) checks. It has key approvals from 18
national aviation regulatory authorities such as the Civil Aviation
Authority of Philippines, the
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the Federal Aviation
Administration, the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority Australia.
About Embraer
Embraer is a global aerospace company headquartered in
Brazil. It manufactures aircraft
for Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense & Security, and
Agricultural customers. The company also provides after-sales
services & support through a worldwide network of wholly-owned
entities and authorized agents.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than
8,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft
manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world. The
aircraft transport over 145 million passengers per year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150
seats and is the main exporter of high value-added goods in
Brazil. The company maintains
industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers
across the Americas, Africa,
Asia, and Europe.
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