TRIUMPH will provide services such as engine accessory MRO services at the company’s Texas facility on the V2500 engines serviced by Sanad in Abu Dhabi.
Sanad, a global industrial services provider in the aerospace sector has entered into an exclusive framework agreement with TRIUMPH Product Support – Grand Prairie, a provider of third party engine accessory maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, wholly owned by Triumph Group, Inc. (TRIUMPH). According to the agreement, TRIUMPH will provide services such as engine accessory Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services at the company’s Texas facility on the V2500 engines serviced by Sanad in Abu Dhabi.
The V2500 engine is designed and manufactured by International Aero Engines, a global partnership of aerospace leaders including Pratt & Whitney, Japanese Aero Engine Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
H.E. Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary, the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology said, “The partnership between Sanad and Triumph Group reflects the potential of cross-border collaboration to drive technology transformation, In-country value, and industrial growth, which is in line with the UAE’s ‘Make It In the Emirates’ campaign. It builds on the strong and historic bilateral relationships between the UAE and US.”
The newly formed partnership between TRIUMPH and Sanad emphasizes the intent of both entities to develop a long-term collaboration and work together to establish the Middle East region’s first engine accessory repair and overhaul center of excellence in Abu Dhabi by 2024.
“By leveraging a phased approach, this strategic partnership aims to foster a long-term collaboration that will significantly expand Sanad’s capabilities beyond engine overhauls and bring us closer to providing best-in-class ‘nose to tail’ integrated engine MRO services from Abu Dhabi to the wider Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and India regions,” said Mansoor Janahi, CEO, Sanad. “The agreement delivers a major uplift in the enhancement of the UAE capital’s positioning as a global leader for aviation MRO excellence and is a further stride forward in providing upskilling opportunities for local talent, knowledge transfer, and the deployment of cutting-edge technologies in Abu Dhabi. We will now collaborate with TRIUMPH on the sharing of best practices and the design of new critical MRO service solutions for multiple engine types for our existing and potential customers,” he further added.
Once the Abu Dhabi center is completed and is ready to provide services, the center will aim to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions for V2500, T700, and GEnx. The center will also provide LEAP engine accessory repairs and overhauls, and will offer comprehensive Abu Dhabi-based MRO solutions for multiple engine types used by aerospace and aviation industry operators across the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and India.
“We are excited to further our relationship with Sanad as we work to jointly serve a region that is home to some of the most ambitious and rapidly expanding carriers, and to satisfy growing demand for support for next generation engine solutions,” said Daniel J. Crowley, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of TRIUMPH.
The partnership agreement between TRIUMPH and Sanad was signed at the Global Manufacturing & Industrialization Summit (GMIS) America, which was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
