12 November 2021: ST Engineering announced that its Commercial Aerospace business has secured a component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) contract from Virgin Australia Airlines.
Under the five-year contract, ST Engineering will provide full, integrated component support to Virgin Australia Airlines’ growing fleet of Boeing B737NG from this month. Included in this are repair management, pool access, and provision of consignment stock in Australia. On top of this is the airframe heavy maintenance currently offered as part of its Singapore Facility.
“Emerging from this challenging period for the aviation industry, we appreciate being selected by Virgin Australia Airlines to support their business activities and recovery. Our comprehensive life cycle nose-to-tail support capabilities will be leveraged to provide Virgin Australia Airlines with the highest quality and most reliable services that our customers have come to expect from ST Engineering” said Jeffrey Lam, Commercial Aerospace President at ST Engineering.
Virgin Australia Airlines’ Chief Operations Officer, Stuart Aggs, said, “Virgin Australia Airlines is pleased to have selected ST Engineering as our strategic partner for component MRO services through a comprehensive tender process. We look forward to maximising our strategic partnership as domestic and international travel ramps up and our fleet, team and passengers return to the skies.”
ST Engineering added that its Commercial Aerospace business provides round-the-clock support and delivers more than 100,000 components annually from its six components MRO facilities located in Singapore, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, as well as Stockholm, Sweden.
