Lion Group’s aircraft workshop, Batam Aero Technic (BAT) has the potential to be the largest in the world. The workshop can repair dozens of aircraft at once. According to Lion Group Founder Rusdi Kirana, his company’s Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility can now accommodate 23 aircraft. Not only does it carry out repairs or maintenance on aircraft owned by Lion Group, but this facility can also accommodate other airlines.
“Later at the end of the year there will be around 27 percent, so it will be the largest aircraft workshop in the world. This is one of the reasons we can survive the onslaught of the dollar, the tariff war. We survive because we have our own workshop, we will continue with other airlines, so technical excellence.” he said happily.
As an MRO center in the Southeast Asia region, BAT is expected to be able to attract domestic and international airlines to carry out aircraft maintenance in Indonesia, so that it will increase the flow of business from abroad and make Indonesia a regional MRO hub. With the number of facilities continuing to grow, BAT certainly needs more human resources (HR). Currently, Lion Group is carrying out certification for the Kirana Polytechnic.
It is expected that the Polytechnic can operate in July and will recruit hundreds of prospective students. As a college, Kirana Polytechnic has four study programs, namely: 1. Aviation Industry Logistics; 2. Avionics Engineering Technology; 3. Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology; 4. Advanced Aviation Technology and Ecosystem.
“We hope that Kirana Polytechnic can operate and will focus on educating good engineers. That’s all scholarships.”
May 10, 2025, detikTravel
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