SIA Engineering Company and Sagem launch avionics centre in Singapore

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC), in partnership with Sagem (SAFRAN Group), launched a state-of-the-art avionics facility in Singapore. The new facility of Safran Electronics Asia (SEA), a joint venture owned 49% by SIAEC and 51% by Sagem, was officially opened on April 6th. With the increasing trend of new aircraft adopting digital technology, the joint venture is poised to tap the growing avionics maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market. The new facility at Changi North Rise supports the latest aircraft types and is designed for expansion of capabilities to handle next-generation aircraft, such as the B787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A350. The avionics joint venture is the second partnership between SIAEC and SAFRAN; the first was with Messier Services Asia, a SAFRAN subsidiary specialising in the repair and overhaul of landing gear systems.