by SHAFIQQUL ALIFF / pic courtesy of Invest Selangor

SELANGOR state government revealed its strategic plan to develop a 2000-acre (809.37ha) mixed development land into the Selangor International Aero Park (SAP) in Sepang.

Selangor investment’s arm Invest Selangor Bhd said that SAP is an initiative by the state to meet the growing demands from the existing and new aerospace industry players to set up Asia Pacific (APAC) regional operations in Malaysia.

It stated that the development of SAP in Selangor is part of a value proposition from Selangor to address existing challenges and opportunities raised by the industry.

This is through the collaborations between the state government with property developers, key aerospace and aviation agencies and industry players alike.

The park is designed to be a free trade zone and caters to activities such as maintenance repair and overhaul; aircraft maintenance; aircraft retrofitting; engines and aero manufacturing; training and research centres; and development labs. 

It will feature state-of-the-art smart hangars, office complexes, test bed facilities and bonded warehouses and it will also have direct access to existing and current runways to ease the movement of aircraft going in and out of the park.

In acknowledging the importance of the aerospace and aviation industry to Malaysia and in strengthening the industry sustainably, the Selangor state government has identified the industry as one of its nine focus sectors in the state’s five-year development plan which will run from 2021-2025 based on Rancangan Selangor Pertama.

Invest Selangor will also be organising the second edition of the Selangor Aviation Show, a dedicated aerospace and aviation international trade expo, which will be held from Sept 8 to Sept 10, 2022, in Subang, Selangor. 

The expo was developed to promote and position Selangor as a preferred aerospace hub in the APAC region.