Singapore, 9 April 2014 ST Aerospace today announced that it has recorded new ordersworth $460m in the first quarter (1Q) of 2014. These contracts cover a wide range of theaerospace sectors suite of capabilities, from airframe, component and enginemaintenance, to cabin reconfiguration and engine wash.

Included in the 1Q2014 contracts is a two-year agreement with a major airline for heavymaintenance of 20 Embraer E-190 aircraft at the aerospace sectors San Antonio facility.The aerospace sector has also signed a contract with Aircalin, New Caledoniasinternational airline for C-level checks on three Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. This is theinaugural partnership between ST Aerospace and Aircalin the first A320 has since beenredelivered, with the last maintenance check scheduled for completion in third quarter thisyear.

In 1Q2014, ST Aerospace redelivered a total of 249 aircraft for airframe maintenance andmodification work. In addition to airframe deliveries, a total of 10,417 components,66 landing gears and 44 engines were processed, while 2,280 engine washes wereconducted for both commercial and military customers. This includes the redelivery ofone Boeing Business Jet and one Boeing 757 aircraft by AERIA Luxury Interiors,ST Aerospaces VIP completion brand name based in San Antonio, Texas, US. On aircraft capability development, its airframe facility in Guangzhou has startedoperations with the induction of the first two aircraft (an Airbus A320 and Boeing 767)respectively from a Chinese regional airline and an international air carrier. Both aircraftare currently in the hangar for C-level and heavy maintenance checks.

In Singapore, ST Aerospace officially opened its new aviation centre at SingaporesSeletar Aerospace Park (SAP), housing a comprehensive suite of air charter, groundtraining, flight training and support facilities. With an expanded Seletar footprint occupyingover 75,000 sqm, ST Aerospace becomes the second largest tenant and the onlyintegrated aviation service provider in SAP.

In San Antonio, AERIA has acquired a state-of-the-art 3D printer for prototyping and smallproduction of non-structural parts. In addition, AERIAs facility is currently undergoing a14,000-sq-ft expansion, which will see the addition of a new cabinet and upholstery shopas well as an additional building for the design, sales and marketing teams.

In Burlington, ST Aerospaces affiliate company Volant, which specialises in themanufacturing of cabin interior parts, has also added industrial capability and inventorycapacity for the Boeing 777 aircraft to its extensive portfolio of services.

On pilot training capability development, ST Aerospaces training academy was awardedan extension contract to train another 60 cadet pilots for Xiamen Airlines. In addition,Qatar Airways' pioneer batch of cadets has started its Multi-crew Pilot Licence trainingprogramme.

The above developments are not expected to have any material impact on theconsolidated net tangible assets per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering forthe current financial year.

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ST Aerospace Secures New Contracts Worth $460M in 1Q2014