Mas Engineering Is Best MRO In Asia Pacific

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) engineering & maintenance (E&M) division has won the 2009 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Airframe MRO Centre of The Year Award.

"MAS' division has exhibited its capability to deliver comprehensive services, including aircraft modification and upgrades to its customers in the Asia Pacific region and worldwide," Frost & Sullivan said in a statement here today.

Frost & Sullivan said the division has delivered high value to customers and demonstrated growth in the customisation of airframe MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) products, innovation, marketing, and sales strategies that have resulted in revenue growth over the past two to three years.

MAS senior general manager (E&M division), Mohd Roslan Ismail, said over the last two years, its third-party revenue contribution has increased 100 percent from RM218 million in 2006 to RM438 million in 2008.

"It has also seen a 50 percent increase in the number of customers, and its target revenue for 2009 is RM520 million," he said.

The division currently has 80 customers including Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Jet Airways, Qantas, Austrian Airlines, AWAS, RBS and GECAS, one of the world's largest fleet owners and lessors.