Sanad

Sanad Group, known as Sanad, is an aerospace engineering and leasing company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. It is wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company. The company offers maintenance, repair and overhaul services and financing for aircraft engines. It says it has more than 37 years of experience.

The company's main business is engine MRO. Sanad has overhauled more than 830 engines since 2015, across three engine types. Its engine work covers the V2500, GEnx, Trent 700, PT6A and PT6T. It also covers aircraft work on the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A340. The company describes itself as the largest independent engine MRO in the Middle East.

Sanad also offers aviation leasing. It has more than AED 3 billion in invested leasing assets. It offers spare engine and aircraft component leasing, and a sale and leaseback model for engines. It has secured long term commitments of more than AED 33 billion since 2018 with major manufacturers and airlines.

The company's history starts in 1987, when Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company was founded. Mubadala acquired the business in 2007 and renamed it Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies. Sanad Aero Solutions was founded in 2010. In 2016, TS&S Aerospace became the first independent MRO to overhaul the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine.

Sanad's customers include major manufacturers and commercial airlines. It has more than 30 customers on six continents and more than 500 qualified professionals from over 30 nationalities. More than 90 percent of its revenues come from outside the UAE.

The group has two business units. Sanad Aerotech provides engine maintenance, repair and overhaul. Sanad Capital is an aviation leasing entity for spare engines and components. It also has job openings.

Services

• Engine MRO
• Engine financing and leasing
• Spare engine leasing
• Aircraft component leasing
• Sale and leaseback
• Sanad Aerotech
• Sanad Capital
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