ST Aerospace
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Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) is a subsidiary of ST Engineering based in Singapore
, with international offices and facilities located in key aviation hubs in Asia Pacific, Europe
, the Middle East
and the US
. The aerospace company is the world's largest, independent, third party airframe
MRO
provider with an annual capacity of more than 8 million commercial airframe manhours, and extensive capabilities in aerospace engineering and development, engines, aircraft components repair and spares .
ST Aerospace employs in excess of 6,000 certified engineers and administrative specialists around the world and has a global customer base that includes military forces, major airlines and freight carriers .
including:
On the military front, apart from being an Authorised Maintenance Centre for C-130, Fokker 50, Bell and Super Puma helicopters, ST Aerospace also provides maintenance services for the C-130 Hercules
aircraft and F-5 Tiger fighters. Extending beyond MRO
support, ST Aerospace also provides aircraft design engineering services for F-16 Falcon and F-5 Tiger fighter aircraft and many others.
One example is the ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk, which was a vastly modernised and re-engined version of the old A-4S/A-4S-1 developed exclusively for use by the Republic of Singapore Air Force
(RSAF).
A subsidiary of ST Aerospace, VisionTech, was recently charged with selling thousands of counterfeit chips worth more than $16 million.
ST Aerospace also provides a wide range of aircraft component maintenance repair and overhaul services, including Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) and Material Supply Program (MSP) support, warehouse and material management, Aircraft-On-Ground (AOG) spares and service support, aircraft parts trading, aircraft operating lease and OEM representation.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, with international offices and facilities located in key aviation hubs in Asia Pacific, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The aerospace company is the world's largest, independent, third party airframe
Airframe
The airframe of an aircraft is its mechanical structure. It is typically considered to include fuselage, wings and undercarriage and exclude the propulsion system...
MRO
Maintenance, Repair and Operations
Maintenance, repair, and operations or maintenance, repair, and overhaul involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken...
provider with an annual capacity of more than 8 million commercial airframe manhours, and extensive capabilities in aerospace engineering and development, engines, aircraft components repair and spares .
ST Aerospace employs in excess of 6,000 certified engineers and administrative specialists around the world and has a global customer base that includes military forces, major airlines and freight carriers .
Services
Through their two business segments, Aircraft Maintenance & Modification (AMM) and Component & Engine Total Support (CETS), ST Aerospace provides "total aviation support services" for commercial and military aircraftMilitary aircraft
A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat:...
including:
- aircraft component maintenance, overhaul and repairs
- aircraft conversions
- aircraft engine repairs and overhauls
- aircraft modifications, maintenance repair and overhaul.
- airframeAirframeThe airframe of an aircraft is its mechanical structure. It is typically considered to include fuselage, wings and undercarriage and exclude the propulsion system...
heavy maintenance - aviation support and services
Aircraft Maintenance and Modifications (AMM)
With their AMM operation arm, ST Aerospace perform light and heavy maintenance, upgrades, structural repairs, ageing modification work and conversions for a broad range of commercial aircraft.On the military front, apart from being an Authorised Maintenance Centre for C-130, Fokker 50, Bell and Super Puma helicopters, ST Aerospace also provides maintenance services for the C-130 Hercules
C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
aircraft and F-5 Tiger fighters. Extending beyond MRO
Maintenance, Repair and Operations
Maintenance, repair, and operations or maintenance, repair, and overhaul involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken...
support, ST Aerospace also provides aircraft design engineering services for F-16 Falcon and F-5 Tiger fighter aircraft and many others.
One example is the ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk, which was a vastly modernised and re-engined version of the old A-4S/A-4S-1 developed exclusively for use by the Republic of Singapore Air Force
Republic of Singapore Air Force
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command...
(RSAF).
A subsidiary of ST Aerospace, VisionTech, was recently charged with selling thousands of counterfeit chips worth more than $16 million.
Components and Engines Total Support (CETS)
Through a global repair and logistics support network, ST Aerospace provides aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul services for a wide range of aircraft components and engines. An appointed service centre for leading OEMs and component maintenance supply solutions with combined capabilities for more than 25,000 mechanical and avionics component types, they offer services for avionics (including electrical, radar/communications, instruments and electro-optics), mechanical components (including heli-dynamics, hydraulics, pneumatics and propellers) and engines support (such as CFM56-3/-7B, JT8-D, J85, F404, F100, T53, T55, T56, Turbomeca Makila and Arriel engines).ST Aerospace also provides a wide range of aircraft component maintenance repair and overhaul services, including Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH) and Material Supply Program (MSP) support, warehouse and material management, Aircraft-On-Ground (AOG) spares and service support, aircraft parts trading, aircraft operating lease and OEM representation.
Subsidiaries
- ST Aerospace Engineering Pte Ltd (STA Engrg) - depot level maintenance, aircraft upgrading, refurbishment, major structural repair and life extension programmes for a wide range of military and general aviation aircraft including helicopters. they also provide extensive base and line maintenance services for commercial aircraft such as the B737Boeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
and A320Airbus A320The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
.
- ST Aerospace Engines (STA Engines) - equipped to repair and overhaul a variety of military and civil aero-engines and accessories.
- ST Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen) Co (STATCO)
- Panama Aerospace Engineering Inc. (PAE)
- ST Aerospace Systems (STA Systems) - Asia Pacific's largest independent component repair and overhaul company, specialising in the aircraft avionices repair and overhaul, components and systems. The AvionicsAvionicsAvionics are electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft.Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles...
and Mechanical Centres, which occupy a total area of 14,000 m2 (150,000 ft2) are equipped to repair and overhaul over 8,000 types of military and commercial components.
- ST Aerospace Solutions (STA Solutions) - provides material supply programmes..
- ST Aerospace Supplies (STA Supplies) - source of aircraft supplies, providing inventory management services and logistics support. They have a fully computerised inventory system that allows for real-time stock positioning and retrieval..
- ST Aviation Services Co Pte Ltd (SASCO) - operates from Singapore's Changi and Paya Lebar airports, specialises in airframe heavy maintenance and modification for wide-body aircraft, including B747Boeing 747The Boeing 747 is a wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first wide-body ever produced...
Section 41 modification, Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) conversion and fleet standardisation
- ST Mobile Aerospace EngineeringST Mobile Aerospace EngineeringST Mobile Aerospace Engineering provides commercial aircraft maintenance to the North and South American aerospace markets. It is located within the Brookley Complex in Mobile, Alabama and is the largest employer in Mobile County, Alabama. The work force includes technical, engineering and...
, Inc (MAE) - located at the Brookley Industrial Complex in Mobile, AlabamaMobile, AlabamaMobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, USA, they specialise in aircraft heavy maintenance and repair of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. They are also equipped for aircraft interior modification work.
- San Antonio Aerospace LP (SAA) - located at the San Antonio International AirportSan Antonio International AirportSan Antonio International Airport is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The airport has three runways and covers . Its elevation is above sea level. SAT is a Class C airport.- Overview :...
in the city of San Antonio, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, providing maintenance services for narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, as well as regional jets.
- Pacific Flight Services Pte Ltd (PFS) - Provides jet charter services for companies .
- ST Aviation Training Academy Pte Ltd (STATA)
- Engineering & Development Centre (EDC) - the engineering services department of ST Aerospace.
- ST Aerospace Int'l Structures Pte Ltd (STAIS) - specialises in design, prototyping, modifications and production management of aircraft structural components and assemblies .
- VisionTech Engineering Pte Ltd (VTE) - provides engineering services including maintenance, repair and modifications of aircraft, aircraft equipment and components.
- Guangzhou Aerospace Technologies & Engineering (GATE) - serves as one of the ST Aerospace global distribution centres for rotables distribution.
- ST Aerospace (Guangzhou) Aviation Services Co. Ltd. (STAG)
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- Helicopter Flight Services (HFS) - Provides helicopter general charter services throughout Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the other ASEAN countries.