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The pact was inked by MAE chief executive officer (CEO) Roslan Ismail and Airod CEO Datuk Kamil Aziz in conjunction with the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2011. 

“The appointment of MAE as a technical consultant by Airod marks the coming of age of an on-going collaboration between the two leading local MRO players in evolving to become a world leading MRO player,” said a statement isssued jointly by Airod and MAE, formerly known as MAS Engineering and Maintenance Division which has over 5,000 experienced staff servicing more than 100 global customers.

Present at the signing were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and National Aerospace and Defence Industries Sdn Bhd (Nadi) executive chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Johan.

Nadi is the holding company of AIROD. 

The scope of the TCSA agreement initially covers three years.

Najib also witnessed the signing of an agreement between Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) and Nadi for a strategic collaboration in the field of aerospace and defence. Mara and Nadi will work together to produce more Bumiputera talents in the field of MRO, manufacturing in the aerospace and defence industries. The pact was inked by Mara director-general Datuk Ibrahim Ahmad while Ahmad represented Nadi.

“This will also help to cater the industrial needs in creating a career path with high earning potential. “This enables Mara and Nadi to explore business opportunities in the MRO and manufacturing, and further develop viable and profitable business model as well as to achieve the aim of facilitating greater Bumiputera participation in the industry,” Ibrahim said in a statement on the signing.

He said the MRO market alone was estimated to hit RM28 billion by 2020. — Bernama

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 The agreement was signed on behalf of MAE by Encik Mohd Roslan Ismail, CEO of MAE and Dato’ Kamil Aziz, CEO of AIROD. It was witnessed by the Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abd Razak, and YBhg. Tan Sri Ahmad bin Johan, the Executive Chairman of National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd (the holding company of AIROD).

 The scope of the TCSA signed initially covers three (3) years and will enable MAE to provide AIROD with consultancy services in developing the MRO cluster at the new Kunming international airport in China. Both parties will also explore and evaluate future business opportunities in relation to the same.

 The appointment of MAE as a technical consultant by AIROD marks the coming of age of an on-going collaboration between the two leading local MRO players in evolving to become a world leading MRO player.

“The RMAF/AIROD SMART PARTNERSHIP program is a win-win formula that will see an increase of aircraft availability and readiness for RMAF to carry out its operational duties. It is also an opportunity for RMAF to upgrade the skills of their human resources through training provided by AIROD. For AIROD, this partnership will translate to quicker decision making process that will reduce and eventually eliminate waste”, said Tan Sri Rodzali in his opening address.

“We are excited with this launch as it has two major outcomes. The first outcome is being able to reinforce and optimize our resources in supporting the RMAF, and the second outcome is unleashing our capability and capacity to scale up the global MRO market”, said YBhg Tan Sri Ahmad Johan.

The Government of Malaysia through its Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) has identified the MRO Industry has a key Entry Point Project (EPP) to increase the Gross National Income (GNI) by USD 4.2 billion and creation of 20,700 new jobs by year 2020. AIROD as one of the main players in the MRO industry in the country has taken this challenge head on by identifying strategic partners to collaborate and harness existing synergy already available in the country.

 The EPP1 launch has resulted in the signing of the General Terms Agreement (GTA) between Malaysia Airlines System Berhad (MAS) and AIROD on 20th July 2011. The GTA will enable the two main MRO players in Malaysia to optimize use of skilled manpower and resources to enable MAS to focus on wide body aircraft MRO and AIROD on the narrow body MRO. With the two companies working in tandem focusing in their respective strength and markets, the Government’s aspirations of improving the GNI through jobs creation will be a reality.

The smart partnership between RMAF and AIROD will bring the optimal use of human capital and exploring new areas of synergy to the next level for the benefit of the country as a whole. This smart partnership is in fact a continuation of sound policies drafted by our past leaders that wish to achieve self- reliant in matters related to the country’s defense. Taking cue from current national leadership’s much promoted Blue Ocean Strategy, the smart partnership program will embrace the elements of reducing and eliminating waste, to create and recognizing opportunities. The program started with 15 RMAF personnel attached to AIROD involved in tear down inspection (TDI) of Nuri M23-03. This program will be further developed into a more organized, systematic relationship, whereby RMAF personnel will be given more training by AIROD to further upgrade their skills and knowledge, and employment at AIROD after their service contracts with RMAF ends, as and when situation permits. With their vast knowledge and experience in military aircraft, AIROD will be able to continue providing excellent maintenance services to RMAF , maintaining the strategic relationship with RMAF and the Government for many years to come, notwithstanding AIROD’ s future activities in the commercial MRO.

AIROD has been given the approval to operate the MRO in the New Kunming International airport, China’s 4th largest Airport and a strategic gateway to China. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on 31st July 2011 between AIROD & Reignwood to form a Joint Venture Company to support Yunnan’s People Government in their fast growing MRO industry in preparation for the completion of the airport in December 2011. By tapping into China’s huge MRO market, this represents a strategic opportunity for Malaysia to become a world leader in MRO services.

AIROD’s FST is able to provide support worldwide for aircraft damage evaluation, recovery, field repair and modification services.

To date, AIROD’s FST has provided field services to aircraft operators in ASEAN, Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America.

AIROD’s CEO Dato’ Kamil Aziz said the AEO is a step forward for AIROD to increase its capacity and capability in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry and strenghten the relationship between the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and AIROD in future business opportunities.

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In a joint statement yesterday, the two companies said the two-year partnership will enable MAS’ engineering unit and Airod to take advantage of each other’s strengths to provide cost-effective and competitive maintenance expertise for all aircraft ranging from propeller to jet-engine types.

Nadi’s executive chairman Tan Sri Ahmad Johan said the GTA will help the companies co-optimise resources and share existing facilities to undertake additional third-party aircraft maintenance work.

“This is a bold step for Malaysia to become the world’s largest independent third-party MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) service provider,” he said in the statement.

MAS and Airod will also explore and evaluate future business opportunities, in relation to the expertise sharing, and develop it into a profitable and viable business model.

MAS executive vice-president for engineering and maintenance Mohd Roslan Ismail said the coming together of the two leading local maintenance, repair and overhoul (MRO) organisations will not only strengthen the capacity and capability of the local MRO industry but also position Malaysia as a leading global MRO service provider.

“We are glad to share our expertise with Airod and, at the same time, tap its skills in order to improve our competitiveness in the market,” he said.

The two companies have a total manpower of 6,400, and their collaboration will allow them to handle 64 wide-body and 364 narrow-body aircraft heavy maintenance visits per year from global aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus and ATR.

Source: http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/besten/Article/

The visit by the delegation was very important in strengthening the relationship between the RMAF and AIROD. The deligation was briefed on the status of all RMAF aircraft, engines and components undergoing maintenance at AIROD.

In addition to providing line and depot level maintenance support for a vast variety of RMAF aircraft and the associated engines, components and avionics system, AIROD has also provided many value added major repair and modification works for the RMAF.