Side-by-side

Etihad Engineering vs Sanad Aerotech

Two Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance suppliers compared on Aviation Souk. Stats, certifications, and supplier-declared strengths drawn from the indexed profiles. Both compete in Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance.

Etihad Engineering

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), UAE

Widebody base maintenance and cabin reconfiguration in the Gulf.

Claimed by supplier

Sanad Aerotech

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Engine shop visits and component MRO from Abu Dhabi.

Claimed by supplier

Souk's data signal

Where the AI cites each one.

Etihad Engineering

Rich · 82%

6 products · 3 certs · 1 named installations

Sanad Aerotech

Rich · 88%

2 products · 9 certs · 1 named installations

Named installations

Etihad Engineering

●Abu Dhabi International Airport (Zayed International Airport)

Sanad Aerotech

●Abu Dhabi International Airport

Verified certifications & approvals

Etihad Engineering

●EASA — Major cabin design and modification — first Middle East MRO to hold this approval
●EASA — First MRO outside Europe approved under EASA Part 21G
●UAE GCAA / EASA — Maintenance training organisation approval

Sanad Aerotech

●European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) — Aircraft engine MRO organisation approval
●Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — Aircraft engine MRO organisation approval — US
●General Civil Aviation Authority UAE (GCAA) — Aircraft engine MRO approval — UAE
●ISO — Quality management system for MRO operations
●European Committee for Standardization — Quality management systems for aviation maintenance organisations
●SAE International — Quality management systems for aviation MRO

The spec-by-spec breakdown.

Procurement dimension	Etihad Engineering	Sanad Aerotech
Country of origin	AE	AE
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), UAE	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Founded · years in Gulf	1987 · 37 yrs in Gulf	2010 · 15 yrs in Gulf
Categories overlap	Both: Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance Only Etihad Engineering: Line Maintenance & AOG Line Stations · Base & Heavy Airframe Maintenance · Aircraft Painting, Cabin Refurbishment & Conversion	Both: Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance Only Sanad Aerotech: Engine MRO & Shop Visits · Aircraft Engines, APU & Propulsion (MRO)
GCC airport installations	4 indexed GCC airports AUHDXBDWCSHJ +1 named in supplier source: Abu Dhabi International Airport (Zayed International Airport)	1 indexed GCC airport AUH +1 named in supplier source: Abu Dhabi International Airport
Certifications	Both hold: GCAA CAR-145, EASA Part-145, FAA 145, ISO 9001 Only here: UK CAA Part-145, CAAC (China), GCAA CAR-145 (UAE.145.0010), GCAA Part 21J Design Organisation Approval	Both hold: GCAA CAR-145, EASA Part-145, FAA 145, ISO 9001 Only here: Rolls-Royce Authorised MRO (Trent 700, Trent XWB, Trent 1000), GE Aviation Branded Service Agreement (GE90, GEnx), IAE V2500 Authorised Maintenance Centre
Flagship products	6 flagship products A380 C-Check + Heavy Maintenance at Etihad Engineering (AUH) · Boeing 787 Cabin Reconfiguration + IFE / Connectivity Retrofit · Airbus A350 Base Maintenance + Composite Heavy Structural Repair (AUH) · Line Maintenance Hub at Abu Dhabi (AUH) — Etihad fleet + 3rd-party transit	6 flagship products GE GEnx-1B Engine MRO (Boeing 787) · CFM56-7B Engine MRO (Boeing 737NG) · Engine Leasing & Spare-Engine Pool (Sanad Capital) · AOG Engine Support across MENA (24/7 from Abu Dhabi)
International airports	0 indexed	0 indexed
Tier on Aviation Souk	Claimed	Claimed
Decision fork	If your scope includes Line Maintenance & AOG Line Stations, Etihad Engineering covers it natively.	If your scope includes Engine MRO & Shop Visits, Sanad Aerotech covers it natively.

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