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Cover Story: Destination Dubai 20 Demand for MRO capability in the region. Despite certain risks, Kavaliauskas is adamant that the region is rapidly growing and has a lot of potential as concerns the MRO segment. “Considering the rest of the African region - with extensive experience in such regions as Central Asia and the CIS, FL Technics has accumulated unique experience in supporting local emerging aviation markets through their development towards meeting global industry standards. Thus, we are always ready to expand our presence should the particular market conditions allows us to.” Mike Cazaz from Werner Aero has a similar view saying the biggest challenge is the current political instability in the region, especially North Africa. “The obvious concern to us is the financial one,” Cazaz states. “We recently made an investment in establishing a new sales and marketing office in Tunisia. We identified North Africa as an excellent opportunity for future growth and are looking to increase our investment further in the near future.” With great growth potential comes great risk potential as Cazaz is fully aware. “We see growth and development in the infrastructures in these areas which eventually allow more people to access air transportation. A better political environment will be the key to addressing some of the challenges, companies like Werner Aero are facing,” he stresses. Jim Whittington from BAE Systems sees some challenges associated with the phase out of older aircraft and introduction of new aircraft types. Newer, more complex aircraft will require more advanced MRO capability, with both airframe and component OEMs taking a significant role in this area. He says BAE Systems’ believes that “working with our customers and forming long term relationships is key to addressing some of these challenges in the market.” Ranganathan Jagannathan from RAMCO makes an interesting point from a software point of view. “There are several institutionalised players in the market who still have their doubts on cloud based solutions questioning its security,” he observes. “These are key hurdles that are unnecessarily slowing down green initiatives that several others have embraced in the recent past. When global technology authorities such as NASA and Intel have started using cloud for their sensitive data, these inhibitions of using cloud or going paperless is only a hurdle in the minds of the operators and MROs in the market,” Jagannathan warns. From a business aviation perspective concerns still loom over the grey market - where owners of privately-registered jets illegally operate them on revenue service. “This remains a challenge for charter operators in the Middle East because this Photo: Execujet practice threatens the safety standards we want to see as an industry,” says Mike Berry, Managing Director at ExecuJet Middle East. Berry explains that another challenge lies in general aviation pilot licensing in some Middle Eastern countries. “It can take at least one month to licence a pilot, with no freelance cover accepted, which makes it challenging for us and other local companies to find suitable employees.” For example, Berry says the recruitment of a pilot can take a total of five months when you take into account advertising, notice periods, the visa process, exams and licensing. “In other regions, such as Europe or the US, general aviation operators can employ EASA or FAA pilots and have them flying within days,” Berry notes. ExecuJet established a base in Dubai in 1999 and was one of the first independent companies to offer business aviation services in the Middle East. In October 2012, the company expanded its FBO at Dubai International Airport by taking over the largest dedicated business aviation terminal in the Middle East. AviTrader MRO - November 2013
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