ST Engineering Wins First Airbus A220 Heavy Maintenance Contract From Asia-Pacific Airline
Why It MattersThe win extends a major MRO provider's Airbus narrowbody capability just as Asia-Pacific's small A220 fleet faces a large order pipeline, opening a new heavy-maintenance market.
ST Engineering has secured its first heavy maintenance contract for the Airbus A220, covering an unspecified Asia-Pacific airline and expanding its Airbus narrowbody maintenance portfolio. The facility that will perform the work has not been specified.
Aviation Week Fleet Discovery data show 21 A220 family aircraft in service across Asia-Pacific, with another 179 on order. The largest operator is National Jet Systems, a Qantas subsidiary, with 15 aircraft, followed by Air Niugini and Korean Air with three aircraft each.
ST Engineering announced the contract alongside its third-quarter results. Its commercial aerospace portfolio reported SG$1.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) in new orders across its MRO, aerostructures and systems businesses. In the same period, the company also signed an exclusive two-year agreement with China's Hebei Airlines to provide CFM International CFM56-7B engine performance restoration shop visit services.
