Fokker Services Asia has been named an Embraer authorized service center, able to provide MRO services for the company’s first-generation regional airliners.
SIA Engineering Philippines Corporation is now an Embraer authorized service center for the E2 regional airliners, the first in the Asia Pacific region.
MRO majors in the Asia-Pacific are calling for the industry to generate an organic pool of aircraft technicians and engineers, even as talent is either moving away from the industry or to other players.
Embraer is planning to increase the value of spares and components in its Singapore distribution center to support its growing fleet in the Asia-Pacific region.
Malaysia Airlines says poor reliability of rotables and CFM56 engines coupled with the departure of engineering talent led to the spate of service disruptions.