KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) — Malaysia welcomes another homegrown aerospace company with the opening of Boss Aerosystem’s manufacturing facility at the Bukit Minyak Industrial Park, Pulau Pinang today. Dato’ Azman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MIDA in his opening speech at the event said, “It is indeed a point of national pride to have Boss Aerosystem to be part of the international supply chain. We look forward to more local companies emulating Boss Aerosystem and become global champions. Industry players are encouraged to leverage on facilities and platforms made available by the Government as Malaysia has all the right ingredients for the aerospace industry to flourish.”
Aerospace is a fast growing industry in Malaysia. It has been growing at an average of 5% over the past 10 years and continues to generate high skilled jobs, and develop an ecosystem of suppliers in the country. Malaysia is presently home to more than 230 companies, which are involved in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), aero-manufacturing, education and training, systems integration, and engineering & design activities.
