Collins Aerospace expands Malaysia MRO facility with US$63M Subang investment

Collins Aerospace, a business unit of RTX, has expanded its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at Subang Aerotech Park in Malaysia in a $63 million investment that quadruples its footprint in the state of Selangor.

The expansion, which was announced on June 9, 2026, grows the facility from 46,000 to 164,000 square feet and establishes Subang as Collins Aerospace’s key regional hub for advanced component MRO. The transition to the new facility is planned to be complete by the end of this year.

What the expanded facility will do

The Subang site is adding MRO capabilities for a range of aircraft components, including air cycle machines, heat exchangers, valves, and new-generation starters. 

RTX said that the facility will also use advanced technologies such as digital tier boards, autonomous mobile robots, and real-time location systems to boost productivity and shorten turnaround times.

The building itself has been designed for long-term operational resilience, with a smart building management system that monitors resource and utility consumption, integrated safety systems, and equipment built with improved ergonomics and reduced environmental impact.

Collins Aerospace currently employs 150 people in Malaysia and plans to double that number to keep pace with growing demand. Across the Asia-Pacific region, the company has 10,000 employees in 24 locations across eight countries, including Singapore, China, India, Australia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

“The Asia-Pacific region is a key growth market for the industry, and this investment ensures that we grow alongside our customers,” said Irene Makris, President of Power and Controls at Collins Aerospace. “The Subang expansion optimizes operations and regional support for our customers, providing faster turnaround times and more efficient service.”

Malaysia’s Minister of Transport, YB Loke Siew Fook, said the expansion reflects the kind of high-value, skills-intensive growth the country wants to attract.

“This investment reflects exactly the kind of high-value, skills-intensive growth we want to anchor here,” he said. “The Asia-Pacific aviation market is growing fast, and Malaysia is well-positioned to be at the center of that growth.”

Why Malaysia is becoming an MRO hub

The Collins Aerospace expansion is part of a broader wave of MRO investment flowing into Malaysia. 

The country sits at the center of Southeast Asia with direct access to one of the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world, where MRO demand is expected to double over the next two decades. 

Operating costs are considerably lower than in neighboring hubs like Singapore, and the government has been actively courting aerospace investment under its Malaysia Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030, which targets MRO revenue of RM 55 billion (US$13.6 billion) by the end of the decade.

Infrastructure is keeping pace. Subang Aerotech Park is growing as a key hub, local operators like Asia Digital Engineering are scaling up at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), and the country continues to build its pipeline of aerospace engineers and technicians to meet rising demand.

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