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442 MALAYSIA BY AIR
State of the art Rolls Royce Trent engines power this Airbus A350, seen at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2016. The engine fan casings, critical to the aircraft’s safety, are made by UMW Aerospace, the first Malaysian company to be a Tier-
1 aerospace engine component manufacturer.
roundtable meetings
and discussions between Malaysian aerospace exporters with potential buyers through various local and international programs.
62% of Malaysia’s aerospace companies are located in the state of Selangor. State investment agency Invest Selangor Bhd has established the Selangor Darul Ehsan Aerospace Industry Coordination Office (S-Daico) as a “one-stop centre” for foreign and domestic investors to help facilitate the integration
of small and medium enterprises into the global aerospace supply chain. S-Daico aims to position Selangor as the most attractive investment destination for the regional aerospace industry and provides information, advisory services and potential investment opportunities to industry players.
Aero Manufacturing
Manufacturing accounts
for 26% of activity in the aerospace sector but almost 48% of generated revenues (5.8 billion ringgit in 2020).
Composite Technology Research Malaysia Sdn
Bhd (CTRM) is the main supplier of Airbus A320 wing components and the single-source manufacturer of Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 fan cowls. Similarly, UMW Aerospace Sdn Bhd
is the first company in Malaysia to manufacture
fan cases for Rolls-Royce‘s aero engines. Meanwhile, SME Aerospace Sdn Bhd produces components for Airbus A320, A330, A350 XWB, A380 and Airbus Helicopters, as well as pylon components for military aircraft including BAE Hawk AJT.
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
MRO accounted for nearly 50% of aerospace activity
in 2020, generating 46%
of revenue. Among leading MRO service providers, Sepang Aircraft Engineering
The complex and highly efficient wing of an Air Asia Airbus A320neo, the world’s best-selling airliner, in flight over Ho Chi Minh City. Many of the wing’s advanced composite components are produced by Composite Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) in Melaka.
Sdn Bhd (SAE) opened
its second hangar in 2017, boosting its capacity to handle the Airbus A320 family and complementing its major regional inventory of spare parts for Airbus A320, A330 and A380 aircraft. Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd and Collins Aerospace are
also expanding their MRO activities in Sepang and Subang respectively.
Education and Training
Education and training represented 16% of sector activity in 2020. NAICO has been appointed by the Department of Skills Development (DSD)
to promote aerospace skills in the workforce through development of Occupational Framework, National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS), Malaysia Skills Certification Accreditation of Prior Achievement and study
on Supply & Demand of Aerospace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
As the Technical Expert Panel appointed by
the Malaysia Board of
Technologists (MBOT), NAICO promotes
the endorsement of aerospace professionals as Professional Technologists (Ts.) and Certified
Technicians (Tc.), helping to develop professionalism within the industry.
Seven public universities as well as five private