Aerospace Diary

AINONLINE by    NEELAM MATHEWS Mubadala's Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies is to form the new maintenance, repair and overhaul division of Etihad Airways. [Photo: Mubadala] May 21, 2014, 1:13 PM At face value, the recent acquisition of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies ( ADAT ) from Mubadala Development Co. by Etihad Airways is straightforward portfolio realignment between two state-owned entities in the United Arab Emirates. But Etihad’s reputation as an aggressive empire-builder with deep pockets to fund a string of airline buyouts suggests that the move is part of a wider master plan that will underpin the flag carrier’s prolific fleet growth and its ambitions to compete in the market for third-party maintenance, repair and overhaul ( MRO ) services. In a deal agreed on May 8, Etihad will.... read more - http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2014-05-21/etihad-expands-maintenance-and-flight-training

Neelam Mathews Feb 22, 2013 SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, has appointed Christof Späth as Senior Vice President Component Maintenance Group. In this new role he will be responsible for Component Maintenance across the Group, fostering globalization of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network by leading the component repair locations in Switzerland, Spain and Malaysia. Reporting directly to André Wall, President, SR Technics, Späth will be part of SR Technics’ Leadership Team.