SAM TAKES HEAVY MAINTENANCE TO THAILAND

Norwegian MRO, Scandinavian Aircraft Maintenance (SAM), is setting up a heavy maintenance base in Korat, central Thailand, which will be put under the SAM Thai umbrella. The company plans to provide line and heavy maintenance services in Thailand but is still waiting for regulatory approvals. It has been biding its time by getting contracts for work on aircraft parts and then having the work done at its facilities in Scandinavia. SAM Thai has approval from the land owner, the Thailand department of civil aviation, to start construction at Korat Airport, But SAM Thai is waiting for approval from Thailand’s Board