Singapore, 5 February 2014 ST Aerospace today officially opened its new aviationcentre at Singapores Seletar Aerospace Park (SAP), in the presence of guest-of-honour Singapores Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, MrsJosephine Teo. With an expanded Seletar footprint occupying over 75,000 sqm,ST Aerospace becomes the second largest tenant and the only integrated aviation serviceprovider in SAP.

Seletar is the birthplace of our operations 38 years ago. Todays celebration isespecially meaningful to us as we unveil a new chapter, with a larger footprint forST Aerospace. Over the years, we have grown our capacity and capabilities from depot maintenance for military operators and general aviation maintenance to now offering a fullsuite of airline, business aviation and helicopter airframe maintenance and modification,pilot and technical crew training, VIP air charter, special operations and air ambulanceservices. This enlarged Seletar presence will enable ST Aerospace to serve ourcustomers better in Singapore, given a broader range of aviation and training services. ~ CHANG Cheow Teck, President, ST Aerospace

I am delighted that ST Aerospace is continuing to expand and enhance its operations inSeletar Aerospace Park. This new aviation centre will strengthen ST Aerospacesintegrated aftermarket capabilities, and better enable the company to capture marketopportunities in the growing Asia Pacific market. Singapore is strongly committed to theaerospace industry, and will continue to invest heavily in developing infrastructure, talentand a conducive business environment for the industry to thrive. ~ LIM Kok Kiang, Assistant Managing Director, Economic Development Board

This milestone is the result of a $26.6m, two-year effort to enhance ST Aerospaces Seletar capabilities in response to the growing international demand for aircraftmaintenance, business aviation, air charter, commercial pilot training, as well as technical crew training services. ST Aerospaces current footprint in SAP includes hangars andfacilities that can handle up to 11 narrow-body aircraft and 24 general aviation aircraftsimultaneously.

Building on a strong heritage as a military depot maintenance provider, ST Aerospace istoday recognised as a centre of excellence for aircraft maintenance and 757-200SF freighter conversions, having redelivered in excess of 1,900 aircraft to commercial andmilitary aircraft operators, from its Seletar facility.

The new three-storey aviation centre houses a comprehensive suite of air charter, groundtraining, flight training and support facilities. The complex features a modern VIPcustomer lounge and a 24/7 centralised operations centre for its air charter business.With a growing fleet of six business jets and a helicopter, ST Aerospace has beenproviding executive air travel and air ambulance services to the region. Leveraging its inhouse flight despatch and supporting services, the company is moving into aircraftmanagement, at the same time exploring further fleet expansion to support the growinginternational air charter demand.

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ST Aerospace Inaugurates New Aviation Centre in Singapore