Sanad

Maintenance has always been a major contributor to aircraft operating costs, flight delays, and cancellations. With the longer-lasting aircraft and more durable engines developed over time, airlines currently spend more on maintenance than on fuel or crew to keep up product availability, reliability, and quality. But as aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are mainly focusing on development and production and not the aftermarket, they increasingly depend on maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers who can ensure that their aircraft is maintained faster, cheaper, and smarter. Thus, airline operators are vying to partner with competent MROs to ensure safety and compliance with airworthiness directives.

Enter Sanad.

Backed by more than three decades of aviation experience, Sanad is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor. Interestingly, the company has two distinct divisions to serve the aviation industry holistically: Sanad Aerotech, a provider of MRO solutions, and Sanad Capital, an aviation leasing entity that specializes in spare engines and aircraft components. Specifically, the company’s business portfolio Sanad Aerotech offers complete engine maintenance and repair services as well as component and accessory repair, engine exchange services, and training to operators in the aviation sector. It also provides services and solutions for industrial gas turbines, with the support of key OEMs, such as General Electric, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens. Similarly, Sanad Capital is an industry-leading aviation leasing entity specializing in spare engines and aircraft components for the commercial aviation market.

With a dedicated long-term lease financing platform, the company offers dynamic and innovative solutions to their clients that meet both their operational and liquidity needs throughout the asset cycle.

Today, under the able leadership of Badr Al-Olama, chairman of the company, Sanad has become an industry champion designed to foster Abu Dhabi’s long-term growth in the global aerospace and industrial sectors. The company has indeed garnered acclaim in the region as a trusted partner that constantly strives to improve its holistic services on the fronts of aviation, engine financing, manufacturing, and energy market changes. Being an asset company of Mubadala’s, Sanad is pivotal to the vision of creating synergies across the entire MRO value chain. Its individual divisions—Sanad Aerotech and Sanad Capital—perfectly complement each other in delivering a wide range of comprehensive services and solutions set to meet the challenges of a constantly evolving aviation market while offering great value to the clients.

What makes Sanad a cut above the rest is its team of in-house experts that are well-versed in the crucial areas of the full stack of engineering and leasing excellence. This expertise, combined with the latest innovation and technology in the aerospace industry, can help Sanad’s clients in meeting their needs in a cost-efficient and timely manner. The team at Sanad understands the typical challenges the aerospace industry face with extensive maintenance, and as such, they try to resolve these hurdles proactively for their clients.

Looking forward, Sanad is determined to follow its current trajectory in the MRO service side of the aerospace industry. The company is continually looking at new solutions to expand its digital ecosystem and upgrade its own solutions and capabilities to bring more flexibility and efficiency in aircraft maintenance. “We will invest, employ and deploy Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to transform our global offering to customers. Consolidating our businesses is pivotal to our vision, as we look to unlock synergies across the entire aviation value chain. Our leadership team has a strong track record of delivering value and the creation of this group is a new milestone that will reinvent the customer experience,” concludes Al- Olama.