Singapore continues to attract interest from foreign companies in the aerospace industry and SHTA follows up with a new initiative in its MRO sector. We highlight below two recent meetings with ST Aerospace and Suhner Aviation Expert related to these developments 

Photo: Aerospace initiative taking off. L to R: Mr Na Wee Khong (Sr Engrg Mgr, ST Aerospace, Engrg Dept), Mr Choo Han Khoon (SVP, ST Aerospace, Engrg Dept), Mr Jacob Tee (Sales & Marketing Mgr, Shanghai Tong Lee Hardware), Mr BK Ng (MD, Innovative Polymers) and Mr Sunny Chin (SHTA President & Managing Partner, Success Network International)
 

QST Aerospace: Inaugural Tripartite Technology Project Mission
Following the MOU signed with the Aerospace Association of Singapore (AAIS) in May this year, SHTA is following up by initiating meetings with the MRO sector of the aerospace industry. A plenary and introductory meeting was held on 9 October 2009 at ST Aerospace Engine Total Support Division between SHTA members and ST Aerospace senior management, Mr Choo Han Khoon, SVP, Engine Total Support Division and Mr Na Wee Kwong, Sr. Engineering Manager, Engineering Dept. of ST Aerospace.

SHTA members who attended were Mr BK Ng, the MD of Innovative Polymers Pte Ltd and Mr Johnny Leong, the Sales Manager of Innotec Automation Pte Ltd; Mr Jacob Tee, Sales & Marketing Manager of Shanghai Tong Lee Hardware and Mr Sunny Chin (SHTA President and Managing Partner of Success Network International). 

Mr Choo and Mr Na briefed SHTA on the company’s history, track record and future projections. The meeting identified areas that can be improved in the field of MRO and aircraft engines repair engineering processes, inspection and testing, material handling and inventory tracking. Mr Choo was happy that the meeting took place “at the right time” as the company is looking forward to new and creative innovations to be implemented at their new facility in Xiamen, China which is planned to be opened some time early 2010. 

ST Aerospace’s Engine Total Support Division welcomed the cooperation framework and project identification process as explained by Mr Sunny Chin. With the agreement in principle to the idea, the next step is to work out the fine details at the next meeting scheduled before the end of October.   

Picture: Suhner meeting. L to R: Mr Jacob Tee (Shanghai Tong Lee Hardware Pte Ltd), Mr Olivier W. Annaheim (Suhner Aviation) and Mr Sunny Chin (SHTA President & Managing Partner, Success Network International)

QMeeting Suhner Abrasive Aerospace Expert 
Suhner Aviation Expert, a leading Swiss aerospace company is exploring business opportunities in this region and has already expressed its interest in joining the aerospace MRO chapter in SHTA.

Mr Olivier W. Annaheim, the Export Manager of Suhner’s Aviation Segment, paid a courtesy call on SHTA President, Mr Sunny Chin on 5 October 2009 in an informal breakfast meeting at Singapore Expo. He was especially keen in the business development of one of Suhner’s divisions in the area of abrasive and tooling supply for aircraft engines and airframes repairs. The 90-year old company today employs 650 employees worldwide and has a wide range of products suited for aircraft bodies and engines overhaul services.

The company looks forward to networking with interested members in the area of MRO and one idea put forth was to organise a seminar or workshop for SHTA members in the MRO field in January 2010, just before the Singapore Air Show.

Suhner is one of the supply principals of Shanghai Tong Lee Hardware Pte Ltd (a SHTA member).