Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), an MRO subsidiary of Capital A, has been awarded Maintenance Organisation Approval by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This follows on from being granted EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organisation approval in October 2023.
“These milestones reinforce our position as a leading MRO in the region and underscore Malaysia’s growing role as a major hub for aviation maintenance,” said Mahesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Digital Engineering. “While we remain the primary MRO for AirAsia, we now support a growing portfolio of airlines across the region and beyond — delivering world-class, safe, and high-quality, value-driven maintenance on a global scale. These certifications enable us to offer our services to even more airlines internationally. None of this would be possible without the unwavering dedication, discipline, and expertise of our Allstars. The credit truly goes to them.”
With these certifications, ADE will now be able to expand its MRO capabilities globally, with the EASA and FAA approvals joining the company’s existing status as an approved maintenance organisation in Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Myanmar. In 2024, ADE constructed a 14-line MRO hangar in Malaysia to support its expanding operations, which is now to be accompanied by the opening of ADE RedChain 2 in Q3 2025, a workshop and training centre.
“These landmark achievements mark a major leap forward not only for ADE but also for Malaysia’s aerospace sector as a whole,” commented YB Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Malaysian Minister of Transport. “It reaffirms our nation’s capability to meet and exceed international standards, and positions Malaysia as a rising global hub for high-quality, dependable aircraft maintenance. I am confident that ADE’s continued growth and excellence will further elevate Malaysia’s standing in the global aerospace industry and inspire other local players to aim higher.”
ADE was established in 2020 and has completed over 180 base maintenance checks since its inception.
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