"support" It provides maintenance services for 230 engines in 2025, and the number of its customers exceeds 80 companies
Abu Dhabi, 6 May / WAM / Sanad Company continues to strengthen its position as a global provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services, by expanding its long-term strategic partnerships with major international engine manufacturers, and increasing its operational capacity to meet the growing global demand for maintenance services.
Abdullah Al Marri, Director of the Company’s Operations Department, said that Sanad serves a global customer base that includes more than 80 airlines, operators and lessors around the world, and achieves about 99% of its revenues from outside the UAE, which reflects its position as a competitive global export-based company.
Al Marri revealed, in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, on the sidelines of “Made in the Emirates”, that the company entered 230 engines into maintenance operations during the year 2025, an increase of 43% compared to 2024, in light of the growing demand for its services, especially in the maintenance of the “Trent 700”, “V2500”, “Leap” and “GEnx” engines.
He said that since 2018, Sanad has succeeded in building a long-term contractual portfolio worth 38 billion dirhams, which includes more than 1,000 future engine maintenance commitments, through strategic partnerships with major international manufacturers, including Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, GE Aerospace, and Safran/CFM.
He added that these partnerships reflect the trust that Sanad has built with international companies over the past years, through consistent performance and commitment to delivery, noting that cooperation with engine manufacturing companies represents one of the most prominent factors that distinguish the company. It allows the provision of international training and exchange programs for Emirati engineers, giving them direct opportunities to learn about the latest technologies and best global practices and to gain practical experience in the facilities of international companies.
He explained that these partnerships contribute to transferring global knowledge and expertise to the company’s operations in Abu Dhabi, in addition to supporting the building of qualified national cadres to assume technical and leadership roles in the aviation sector, in a way that supports the UAE’s ambitions to develop a global and competitive aviation sector.
Al Marri pointed out that “Sanad” currently operates an asset management platform based on investment commitments worth 367 million dirhams, with the aim of expanding its portfolio of engines and enhancing its integrated offerings, pointing out that the company continues to expand its services, which include repairing components, infrastructure for testing engines, and solutions to support their operation.
He stressed that the next stage of the company’s growth will focus on expanding the scope of its integrated platform for maintenance, repair and overhaul of engines, in addition to enhancing its capabilities to meet the increasing global demand, explaining that “Sanad” is currently working to increase its capacity in basic engine models and develop its capabilities in next-generation engines.
He said that the company has established a center for maintenance, repair and overhaul of GTF engines in Al Ain, and continues to deepen its long-term partnerships with major manufacturers and global customers, which enhances its continued and growing presence in international markets and supports its role as an independent global provider in the field of engine maintenance and asset management solutions.
He added that Sanad’s partnerships with major international engine manufacturing companies and airline companies have contributed to consolidating Abu Dhabi’s position as a competitive global center for the aviation industry and the maintenance, repair and overhaul of engines, by attracting the latest technologies, technical expertise and advanced industrial capabilities to the UAE, in parallel with attracting requests from major international airlines, leading manufacturing companies and international operators.
Al Marri stressed that these partnerships also contribute to the continuous transfer of knowledge and development of capabilities, by consolidating the best international practices within the local system and enhancing the role of the UAE within the global value chain of the aviation sector, pointing out that the company continues to invest in infrastructure, equipment and facilities with the aim of raising the absorptive capacity in line with the growing global demand for engine maintenance services.
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