Goodrich is closing one of the gaps in its international coverage with the opening of a 115,000ft² (10,700m²) maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Dubai.

The new site, located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, is just a few hundred yards from the perimeter of the gigantic new Dubai World Central airport, which is due to open in 2009.

Goodrich has been operating for the past year in a much smaller, shared facility. Ground for the new plant was broken in February this year, the workforce moved in three weeks ago and it is already operational. The official opening is scheduled for this Wednesday. Construction of the new building in just eight months by the Jebel Ali Free Zone authorities was a “remarkable achievement”, says NS (Pandri) Pandarinath, vice-president MRO, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Goodrich Customer Services.

Goodrich has taken a long-term lease of the building and the land on which its stands. It will be capable of servicing Boeing 737, 74

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