Engine MRO Services
Full-scope commercial engine MRO from the Middle East's largest independent engine overhaul facility, covering V2500, GEnx, Trent 700, CFM LEAP, and GTF platforms.
Sanad Aerotech is the UAE's primary independent engine MRO organisation, operating from a dedicated facility of more than 15,000 square metres at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The shop handles the full maintenance, repair, and overhaul cycle for narrow-body and wide-body commercial engines — from borescope inspection and on-wing quick-turn work through to complete performance restoration overhaul involving strip, clean, part-repair, and hot-section replacement.
The current certified engine portfolio spans IAE V2500-A5 engines powering the A320 family, GEnx-1B engines for the Boeing 787, Rolls-Royce Trent 700 for the A330, and CFM International LEAP-1A/-1B engines for the A320neo and 737 MAX families — the last making Sanad the first GE-certified LEAP MRO centre in the SAMENA region. A 30-year Pratt & Whitney GTF agreement anchors a dedicated new facility at Al Ain Aerospace Park, expected to handle up to 350 GTF shop visits annually from 2028, backed by two Safran-supplied 12×12 m test cells rated for more than 500 full-engine test runs per year.
Work is offered as a single shop visit or under a multi-year Engine Service Agreement, giving operators predictable cost-per-EFH structuring. The Abu Dhabi facility's test cell is rated to 100,000 lb thrust. On-floor capabilities include five-axis machining, laser beam welding, plasma spray coating, chemical and mechanical cleaning, and multi-method NDT. Advanced technology deployment — RFID part tracking, voice-activated workflow systems, blockchain-ledger process records — is documented to cut average turnaround time by up to 15%. Being Mubadala-owned and co-located with AMMROC infrastructure, Sanad holds authorisations from EASA, FAA, and GCAA, and holds OEM authorisations from GE, Rolls-Royce, IAE, and Pratt & Whitney.
For GCC operators, the Abu Dhabi base eliminates the asset-ferry cost and transit-time penalty of routing engines to Europe or North America, with typical shop-visit duration ranging from 14 days for minimum-scope work to beyond 100 days for full performance restoration.
Technical specifications.
| Facility area | 15,000+ m² |
| Test cell thrust rating | 100,000 lb |
| Annual engine capacity (Abu Dhabi) | 300+ [confirm with supplier] engines/year |
| GTF facility annual capacity (from 2028) | 350 shop visits/year |
| Al Ain test cells | 2 × 12×12 m, 500+ tests/year |
| Engine platforms | V2500-A5, GEnx-1B, Trent 700, CFM LEAP-1A/1B, P&W GTF |
| Regulatory approvals | EASA, FAA, GCAA |
| Turnaround range | 14–100+ days |
| TAT improvement from digital ops | 15 % |
| Engines overhauled (to 2025) | 830+ |
Use cases.
- ›Performance restoration overhaul of narrowbody engines (V2500-A5, CFM LEAP) for A320-family and 737 MAX operators in the GCC and wider Middle East
- ›Wide-body engine shop visits for 787 (GEnx-1B) and A330 (Trent 700) operators requiring EASA/FAA-authorised overhaul without routing to Europe
- ›Multi-year Engine Service Agreements providing airlines with fixed cost-per-EFH MRO coverage across their entire engine fleet
- ›Quick-turn on-wing and off-wing repair for in-service squawks requiring minimal aircraft downtime
- ›GTF-powered narrowbody MRO support for A320neo operators (from the new Al Ain facility from 2028 onwards)
- ›Defence and government aviation engine MRO via the AMMROC plug-and-play arrangement at Al Ain