Honeywell Selects Saudia Aerospace as an Authorized Global Service Center

• Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries will service the 131-9 Auxiliary Power Units installed on Boeing 737 Next Generation and Airbus A320 aircraft.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 14, 2021 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has appointed Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), a world-class full-service maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) organization, to be the first authorized Honeywell service center in the Middle East region with a global license for the 131-9 Auxiliary Power Units (APU) models installed on Boeing 737 Next Generation and Airbus A320 aircraft series. Wholly owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines Holding Co., SAEI is one of the largest and most experienced MROs in the Middle East and North Africa region.

As part of the 10-year agreement, SAEI, from its facility in Jeddah, will provide inspection, repair, overhaul and upgrades for the 131-9 APU models. Owners and operators of these aircraft can now repair their APUs locally in the Middle East, instead of sending them to facilities outside the region.

“SAEI is already an important partner for us, and the company will soon become Honeywell’s first APU licensed service center for narrow body APUs in the Middle East region,” said Mohammed Mohaisen, president and CEO, Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Central Asia, Honeywell. “This appointment extends our relationship with SAEI to better serve our customers in the region by giving them access to faster, locally accessible maintenance services. Our strategic partnership supports SAEI’s Saudi Vision 2030 objectives and is further proof of Honeywell’s commitment to localization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

“The collaboration between SAEI and Honeywell to provide authorized service in Saudi Arabia will be hailed by aircraft owners and operators in the Middle East and North Africa region as a promising development,” said Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, His Excellency Eng. Ibrahim Alomar. “At SAUDIA, we are delighted that SAEI has taken the lead in bringing the advanced technology and know-how to Saudi Arabia, enabling easier and faster access to the repair and overhaul of APUs in the region. We hope the move will be considered a huge leap in the Kingdom’s drive to increase local content in line with Vision 2030 goals.”

“We are delighted to be appointed as the first authorized global Honeywell service center in the Middle East region for the 131-9 APUs and proud of our strengthening relationship with Honeywell,” said Captain Fahd Hamzh Cynndy, CEO, SAEI. “I am confident that our industry-leading capabilities will provide airline owners and operators with easy access to reliable, cost-effective and timely services, enabling them to achieve enhanced safety and efficiency while offering superior passenger connectivity and convenience.”

“Our collaboration with SAEI started in 2013, and this new appointment further strengthens our relationship,” said Ryan Lees, president, EMEAI Aftermarket, Honeywell Aerospace. “This appointment is a win for our customers as SAEI is one of the largest and most experienced MROs in the Middle East and North Africa region. Our customers will benefit from being able to repair their APUs locally in the Middle East, instead of sending them to facilities outside the region. This will significantly reduce aircraft downtime, saving them time and money.”  

SAEI began its collaboration with Honeywell in 2013 as part of Saudia Group’s SV2020 Transformation Strategy to elevate the company’s business units into leading organizations by 2020. With the completion of over 100 APU repairs, SAEI has met its business objectives and has renewed its focus on realizing localization ambitions under the Saudi Vision 2030 goals.

Honeywell’s first APU took to the skies in 1950, and the company has built more than 100,000 since then. More than 36,000 APUs are in service today across over 150 regional, executive and commercial applications, including both fixed-wing and rotary-wing.

To learn more about this announcement, please visit Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries at SAUDIA Group Pavilion or Honeywell at booth 1335.

About Honeywell in Saudi Arabia

Honeywell has been helping advance industries across Saudi Arabia for more than six decades, with local manufacturing, technology development and commercial operations across the Kingdom. Honeywell fully supports the objectives of both the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) Program, designed to drive localization of content, and Saudi Vision 2030, the national roadmap to transform the Kingdom into an industrial powerhouse and a global logistics hub.

In addition to the co-development of advanced technologies with innovative local companies, Honeywell also runs a series of training programs that aid the country’s transformation into a knowledge-based economy. This includes its longstanding relationship with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and its Honeywell UOP University and TECPro career development initiatives to support Saudi graduates as they begin their engineering and technology careers.

About Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on virtually every commercial, defense and space aircraft. The Aerospace business unit builds aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components and more. Its hardware and software solutions create more fuel-efficient aircraft, more direct and on-time flights and safer skies and airports. For more information, visit www.honeywell.com or follow us at @Honeywell_Aero.

Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.

About SAEI

SAEI today is the leading aviation technical solutions provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East and North Africa regions backed by over 60 years of experience and more than 4,200 highly qualified and trained professional workforce. SAEI holds GACA, FAA, EASA and several other regional and international authorities’ approvals.

SAEI offers an extensive array of integrated Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services to Civil and Military Aircraft owners and operators, both locally and abroad. SAEI services include aircraft, engine, and component maintenance as well as engineering, line maintenance, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics.

For further information on Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries, please visit www.saei.aero