MRO Capabilities Define Your Niche

 Greetings from the world of aviation MRO contracting! While this is a new endeavor for me, it is a natural mid-career evolution for someone with a love of travel, the drive to build strong professional relationships and a broad view of the aviation industry. My position at BAE Systems is to grow our MRO capability and, in analyzing the opportunities before me, I could not be more impressed with the professionalism of those with whom I am working and, frankly, with many of the companies we compete against.

It's a good thing, too, because the folks we compete against on one contract, we might partner with on another. The reason is that nobody can - or wants - to do everything. On a large modification opportunity, BAE Systems is often the go-to organization, while on deep Program Depot Maintenance projects, we often bring the project management and integration talent that a specialized MRO may not have. 

And just because many of our contracts are with the government doesn't mean that civilian skills are not necessary. On the contrary, many military and foreign aircraft are "commercial derivative," requiring the substantial skills of an A&P or the oversight of a Part 145 Repair Station - each with their own specialty niche.

Do you have a specialty? In the world of global MRO there is likely a place for you to grow and advance your skills in the service of maintaining military, foreign and commercial aircraft.