• The service maintains and repairs General Electric and Rolls-Royce aircraft engines. Ravindranath K / The National
    The service maintains and repairs General Electric and Rolls-Royce aircraft engines. Ravindranath K / The National
  • TS&S was carved out of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies three years ago when the latter, which services airframes and components, was sold to Etihad Airways, leaving it to concentrate on engines and expand into power-plant turbine servicing. Ravindranath K / The National
    TS&S was carved out of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies three years ago when the latter, which services airframes and components, was sold to Etihad Airways, leaving it to concentrate on engines and expand into power-plant turbine servicing. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Mubadala said it had partnered Rolls Royce to build an advanced maintenance centre at the Nibras Aerospace Park in Al Ain by 2021 that would be able to service 150 of Rolls Royce’s Trent XWB jet engines a year. Ravindranath K / The National
    Mubadala said it had partnered Rolls Royce to build an advanced maintenance centre at the Nibras Aerospace Park in Al Ain by 2021 that would be able to service 150 of Rolls Royce’s Trent XWB jet engines a year. Ravindranath K / The National
  • The company also had plans to start manufacturing components for GE engines. Ravindranath K / The National
    The company also had plans to start manufacturing components for GE engines. Ravindranath K / The National
  • The shift in focus to Abu Dhabi has coincided with an aggressive marketing campaign by TS&S to win market share outside its core Etihad business. Ravindranath K / The National
    The shift in focus to Abu Dhabi has coincided with an aggressive marketing campaign by TS&S to win market share outside its core Etihad business. Ravindranath K / The National
  • TS&S currently employs about 340 people running two lines in what is described as a “hospital service” for GEnx and the Trent XWB engines. Ravindranath K / The National
    TS&S currently employs about 340 people running two lines in what is described as a “hospital service” for GEnx and the Trent XWB engines. Ravindranath K / The National
  • A further 700 jobs are expected to be created by expanding into a full-service shop at the Nibras park when it is fully operational. Ravindranath K / The National
    A further 700 jobs are expected to be created by expanding into a full-service shop at the Nibras park when it is fully operational. Ravindranath K / The National
  • The expansion with the two engine makers, as with the deals Strata has struck with Airbus and Boeing, has been made possible by leveraging the phenominal growth of the two main UAE airlines, Emirates and Etihad Airways, as buyers of aircraft. Ravindranath K / The National
    The expansion with the two engine makers, as with the deals Strata has struck with Airbus and Boeing, has been made possible by leveraging the phenominal growth of the two main UAE airlines, Emirates and Etihad Airways, as buyers of aircraft. Ravindranath K / The National
  • TS&S is currently the only MRO for the Trent XWBs that is not part of the Rolls-Royce network and has been looking to win business, especially in Asia, by offering bespoke services. Ravindranath K / The National
    TS&S is currently the only MRO for the Trent XWBs that is not part of the Rolls-Royce network and has been looking to win business, especially in Asia, by offering bespoke services. Ravindranath K / The National

Business

A hospital service for aircraft engines in Al Ain – in pictures

Olive Obina

March 30, 2017

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Mubadala Development, Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment conglomerate, is focusing its aircraft engine strategy on its homegrown Turbine Services & Solutions (TS&S), having shifted its emphasis in the summer last year. Take a look at its engine servicing facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

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