THAI aims to be world's No 1 MRO center

[webfact]

THAI aims to be world's No 1 MRO center

 

BANGKOK, 6 July 2017 (NNT) - Thai Airways International Plc. (THAI) is set to unveil the world's No. 1 Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Center by the year 2021. 

Mrs. Usanee Sangsingkeo, THAI Acting President, said that THAI has reached an initial agreement with Airbus to exchange necessary information and jointly evaluate the potential development of a TG MRO Complex Development at U-Tapao International Airport, which is part of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development plan 2017-2021. 

This agreement will drive Thailand to unveil the world's most modern Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Center, equipped with cutting edge innovation and technological advancements that adheres to international standards.

 

The center will also support other aviation business industries that comply with the Government’s policies, with an operational scope to provide serve airlines across the region and the world as well as to create sustainable revenue for THAI and Thailand, in accordance to the Thailand 4.0 plan as the Gateway to Asia. 

Upon its completion, the new aircraft maintenance center will be able to provide light and heavy maintenance for multiple aircraft types utilizing the latest digital technology to assess and conduct aircraft maintenance with high performance evaluation technology. 

Furthermore, it will include an intelligent maintenance center that is environmentally friendly and will reduce investment costs. The center will also be able to train the best aviation technicians and engineers based on international standards, which will support the future expansion of aircraft maintenance business in the years to come.

 

-- nnt 2017-07-06

[janclaes47]

So less than a year after several airlines, including Thai airways, were red flagged for lack of maintenance they consider themselves a able to be the worlds No.1 MRO.

 

Only in Thailand someone would even dare to make such a ridiculous statement.

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

THAI aims to be world's No 1 MRO center

 

What has changed? Have they put up a new Safety First sign?

[harada]

Scary.

[mikebell]

No 1 MRO - Thais couldn't service a garden gate.

[darksidedog]

If you put your head out the window and listen very carefully, you may just be able to hear the laughter coming from Singapore, who I rather doubt will be laying any of their MRO staff off.

[losworld]

Should happen around the time Thai replaces English as the world's language choice as reported earlier.

[colinneil]

This headline has to be a joke, surely.

Where are they going to find the experienced workers from????

Somchai when you have finished your rice harvest, gives us a hand changing an A380 engine.

Edited July 6, 2017 by colinneil

[quadperfect]

My mom always says you need to learn to crawl before you can run.

[yellowboat]

A cheeky, shameless statement for which he will receive a pat on the back, perhaps a raise or promotion.  Then it will be forgotten.  It seems grand gestures are more important than actual results. 

 

Under the right leadership and management, it is possible.  Have seen it, but regarding statements from a state run airline, doubts are all that come to mind.

[Baerboxer]

The renowned Thai dedication to quality, preventative maintenance, and insistence on only using bona fide original parts is going to be made available to the world.

 

Capital just capital 

[maewang99]

okay... let's get started on this little project.

according to Wikipedia.... List of Aerospace Engineering Schools.....

Thailand has no degree programs at a school specialized in aviation.... the Philippines, as an example..... has 4 such.

Thailand 5 aerospace engineering programs in all. 

the PI..... nine.

Thailand has Utapao... Manila has Clark.

Thailand has Thai Airways... Manila has Lufthansa Technics. 

and that's the Philippines....... not the rest of the world.    





 

Edited July 6, 2017 by maewang99

[Lupatria]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

the world's No. 1 Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Center

After hundreds of failed attempts this is the most ridiculous wish to become a “world’s No. 1” again. And if you need well trained foreign experts, get used to the prices:

UK: An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) earns an average salary of 1,786,910 THB per year.

Australia: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 2,065,730 THB per year

Singapore: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 1,537,540 THB per year

Just stick to what you do best. World’s No. 2 in road in traffic accidents is quite a high ranking.

[KIWIBATCH]

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

The renowned Thai dedication to quality, preventative maintenance, and insistence on only using bona fide original parts is going to be made available to the world.

 

Capital just capital 

+1...

[inThailand]

Another HUB...MRO. 

Is there anything left to be HUBBED?

 

Or another way for falangs to commit suicide, fly a Thai maintained aircraft.

[than]

6 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

So less than a year after several airlines, including Thai airways, were red flagged for lack of maintenance they consider themselves a able to be the worlds No.1 MRO.

 

Only in Thailand someone would even dare to make such a ridiculous statement.

Big lie, Thai Airways has never been red flagged for maintenance issue. If Thai Airways was a maintenance issue it will be automatically black listed by European Aviation Safety Agency , sorry for you, this is not the case. Meanwhile, TG an PG are successfully completed IOSA audits reflecting compliance with over 900 global standards on operational safety.

 

It's the former DCA who was under scrutinize of ICAO. ICAO found problem in the DCA. In it report They noted a lack of personnel for the operations of certification and control of air operations

 

Quote

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/38182-icao-officially-institutes-an-ssc-against-thailand

 

Thailand reportedly only satisfied 21 out the 100 criteria inspected during the USOAP audit with problem areas said to include personnel licensing and training, airworthiness assessment and certification, airline operations oversight and the granting of Air Operator Certificates (AOC) to airlines

Quote

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/19/travel/thailand-aviation-safety/index.html

Alan Polivnick, a partner at global law firm Watson Farley & Williams, which specializes in aviation matters, says the biggest issue is how other countries will respond to the red flag.

Polivnick says it's the regulator -- not individual airlines -- that the ICAO is looking at.

 

Quote

http://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WFW-Aviation-ThailandPotentialICAODowngrade.pdf

 

The audit covers a broad range of areas relevant to aviation safety and airline operations but is intended to assess the performance and expertise of the civil aviation authority and not of individual airlines. Some of the key areas considered are personnel licensing and training, airworthiness assessment and certification, accident investigation and airline operations oversight and licensing.

 

 

Edited July 6, 2017 by than

[gandalf12]

6 hours ago, inThailand said:

Another HUB...MRO. 

Is there anything left to be HUBBED?

 

Or another way for falangs to commit suicide, fly a Thai maintained aircraft.

Yes.......hubs

[whaleboneman]

12 hours ago, quadperfect said:

My mom always says you need to learn to crawl before you can run.

funny, i thought that was keith richards

[observer90210]

if Thai Airways was to cut ticket costs,  let's imagine by half ,in compared to other middle Eastern Airlines....say something like BKK to Europe or UK for around $ 400,-- incl. 30 kgs baggage allowance...

 

I would bet a ST with the lady of your choice, that customers will flock, including those who criticize the airline all over...all the red flag, blue flag, no flag or whatever issues,  will be far ignored and forgotten!!...

 

Many major western nation airlines have suffered at least once a crash with execeptions, as anywhere. The point here is that a crash misfortune can hit any airline, anyplace, anytime....[god bless it never to occur!]

 

 

Edited July 6, 2017 by observer90210

[theguyfromanotherforum]

After hundreds of failed attempts this is the most ridiculous wish to become a “world’s No. 1” again. And if you need well trained foreign experts, get used to the prices:
UK: An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) earns an average salary of 1,786,910 THB per year.
Australia: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 2,065,730 THB per year
Singapore: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 1,537,540 THB per year
Just stick to what you do best. World’s No. 2 in road in traffic accidents is quite a high ranking.

That's not a lot to be honest. 50k US.

[mrboatbkk]

Falangs to commit suicide, fly a Thai maintained aircraft...such a narcissistic remarks so it means that no accident or crash flying falang maintained aircraft.
The easier way to commit suicide is better go to USA or Europe to be victim of shooting spree...why wasting time flying Thai maintained aircraft because chance of crash so very very very low.

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[joecoolfrog]

19 hours ago, losworld said:

Should happen around the time Thai replaces English as the world's language choice as reported earlier.

I read that in another post but assumed it was a joke , have you a link to the moron who made that statement ?

[joecoolfrog]

5 hours ago, mrboatbkk said:

Falangs to commit suicide, fly a Thai maintained aircraft...such a narcissistic remarks so it means that no accident or crash flying falang maintained aircraft.
The easier way to commit suicide is better go to USA or Europe to be victim of shooting spree...why wasting time flying Thai maintained aircraft because chance of crash so very very very low.

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Accidents happen everywhere but although some European companies might be tempted to put profit before safety , they know they will suffer the consequencies if things go wrong. Can you honestly say the same thing about Thailand , how many executives have ever faced corporate manslaughter charges and been jailed ?

[Srikcir]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai Airways International Plc. (THAI) is set to unveil the world's No. 1 Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul

The leading 20 commercial aircraft MRO companies:

AAR Corporation USA        Air China Technic/Ameco Beijing    Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance France
Airbus      Boeing Company           British Airways Engineering         Delta TechOps division of Delta Air Lines
Fokker Technologies        GE Aviation          Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd           Iberia Maintenance
Lufthansa Technik         MTU Maintenance         Rolls Royce Holdings PLC        SIA Engineering Company         SR Technics
ST Aerospace           TAP Maintenance & Engineering           Turkish Technic                United Technologies Corporation

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/top-20-commercial-aircraft-maintenance-repair--overhaul-mro-companies-2015-292637401.html

(June 17, 2017) Airbus, eyeing a tighter connection with its customers in the lucrative aftermarket arena, has launched a network of heavy maintenance providers and will share specific services with the members designed to help keep aircraft in service.

The network, which Airbus says will be different from a similar venture disbanded in 2014, kicked off with six members—AAR, Aeroman, Sabena Technics, Etihad Airways Engineering, GAMECO and China Airlines—and more will be added. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2017-06-21/airbus-launches-new-mro-network

One can only imagine how Thai Airways will be a member of Airbus MRO network, much less become the world's No. 1 MRO Center by any year. But maybe that's the answer - imagination.

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, joecoolfrog said:

I read that in another post but assumed it was a joke , have you a link to the moron who made that statement ?

The so called moron you are referring to is none other than Prayuth Chan O Cha and here is the link.

 

[kannot]

Thais dont count well , he probably meant 1000 but couldnt find the calculator to check it

[Dave67]

"Airbus to exchange necessary information and jointly evaluate the potential development of a TG MRO Complex Development at U-Tapao International Airport,"

 

Long way to go then to being world number 1. Full of shit as usual 

[mrboatbkk]

What statement is ridiculous?

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[maxcorrigan]

13 hours ago, joecoolfrog said:

I read that in another post but assumed it was a joke , have you a link to the moron who made that statement ?

Have'nt got a link but it was a comment by the Head Honcho himself uncle P, at some school meeting he attended, a couple of months back now!

[zydeco]

There was a time when this was possible. During Vietnam and immediately after, a significant number of Thai personnel received training from AAM and the US Air Force. But Thailand squandered this advantage, when it turned against the US in the 1970s.  And now they are following the lead of Chinese tofu maintenance standards.