Spirit AeroSystems, Joramco sign MRO services cooperation

In October 2022, Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (Wichita, Kan., U.S.) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Joramco (Amman, Jordan), a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE, United Arab Emirates), to explore cooperation in providing a wide range of repairs to and services of composite and metallic aerostructures to customers in the region.

A team of engineers and experts from both companies will be formed to support the needs of operators, and shops, and develop new repair processes as needed.

Joramco has more than 50 years of experience. The company has built a solid track record as an independent commercial aircraft MRO facility serving a wide range of customers in the Middle East, Europe, South Asia and Africa, and offering services on several aircraft models from the Airbus, Boeing and Embraer fleets. Joramco is certified by many international regulatory authorities including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Jordanian Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (JCARC).

“We are eager to begin structural repair MRO operations in the Middle East and look forward to working with Joramco,” Kailash Krishnaswamy, senior vice president for Spirit AeroSystems Aftermarket Services, says. “Together, we will be able to offer better value to our customers in the region by leveraging our structural engineering expertise.”

According to Joramco CEO Fraser Currie, the company’s clients are accustomed to receiving high-quality maintenance and repair. “This new development will further fulfill our promise to them,” Currie says. “Together, we will explore exchanging expertise and improve our current services and acquire new ones that are in demand in the region.”

Spirit’s Aftermarket business continues to grow worldwide since the 2021 acquisition of select Bombardier MRO operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Casablanca, Morocco; and the acquisition of assets from Applied Aerodynamics in Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Over the last year, Spirit Aftermarket Services has opened Spirit Evergreen Aftermarket Solutions (SEAS), a joint venture with Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (Taoyuan City, Taiwan); signed an agreement with Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. Ltd. (GAMECO) to be the Spirit Authorized Repair Center in mainland China; and is exploring an opportunity with Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) to develop MRO services for the 737 next-generation aircraft. Spirit’s Aftermarket business revenues have grown from $186 million in 2019 to $239.9 million in 2021.