A new MRO hangar in Dubai South: Dubai aerospace platform Mohammed bin RashidAerospace Hub (MBRAH) and UAE-based MRO outfit Tim Aerospace have broken ground on a new MRO hangar at Dubai South, according to a statement released on Thursday. The project is expected to be one of the largest wide-body aircraft MRO hangars in the GCC, and is scheduled for completion by 2025.

Details: The new hangar will accommodate up to five wide-body aircrafts, excluding the Airbus A380, and supply cost-efficient and premium aircraft base maintenance services for a wide range of wide- and narrow-body commercial cargo and passenger planes, the statement notes.

MBRAH’s been busy: The aerospace platform had inked an agreement with UAE-based budget carrier Flydubai in November 2023 to develop a purpose-built USD 190 mn MRO facility in Dubai South, with plans to kick of the construction of a hangar and workshop this year to complete development by 2026. MBRAH had inked another agreement that same month with integrated cabin completion and modification service center UUDS to open its third hangar at Dubai South.

The regional MRO sector is booming: The region’s MRO sector has seen a slew of new investments recently, as regional players look to establish localized maintenance rather than outsource these services to external outfits.

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