SR Technics is one of the world’s leading independent providers of technical services for the civil aviation sector. The SR Technics Group offers its customer airlines comprehensive and totally-tailored solutions for the technical support and management of their aircraft fleets, engines and components. With its head office at Zurich Airport, SR Technics provides its services through an extensive network of international operations and sales offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. About 500 airline customers currently entrust some 750 aircraft, 300 engines and 78,000 components a year to its care. The company has a workforce of around 5,300 employees, and generated total operating revenue of CHF 1.7 billion in 2006. SR Technics is owned by a consortium from the United Arab Emirates composed of Mubadala Development, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) and Istithmar, which acquired the company in November 2006.