Spotlight: Sky Techniques and ATS Together for Dubai MRO

Why It Matters

The project adds significant narrow-body MRO and component-repair capacity in Dubai, strengthening regional maintenance capability, reducing turnaround times for carriers, and intensifying competition among MRO providers. It also signals growing investment and certification-driven expansion in the Middle East aviation services market.

Summary

Sky Techniques, a Ukraine-origin MRO established in the Middle East since 2015, has acquired a 12,200 sq m plot at Dubai World Central to build a hangar capable of housing four narrow-body aircraft (B737/A320) with an adjacent apron for three additional jets. The company is pursuing FAA approval and aims to serve customers across the Middle East and Far East. It has formed a joint venture with US-founded ATS (Aerospace Technical Services), a components repair specialist, to create a one-stop facility combining airframe maintenance and component repair. The new complex is targeted to be operational within 18 months.

Original Description

Plans for a new hangar at the DWC Maktoum Airport in Dubai were announced at the Middle East MRO Show with Sky Techniques. Kinan Ajami the general manager explained the importance of the new facility and joined USA’s Aerospace Technical Services (ATS) Amer Machlah to reveal a shared venture to include a component shop for the new UAE base.