FRONT TO BACK Regent Aerospace Corp. comes to this year’s Aircraft Interiors Middle East with a full portfolio of capabilities at a time when demand for a one-stop shop anywhere in the world is greater than ever

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Regent Aerospace Corp. comes to this year’s Aircraft Interiors Middle East with its full portfolio capabilities at a time when demand for a one-stop shop anywhere in the world is greater than ever by RICK LUNDSTROM

Reza Soltanian, President of Regent Aerospace Corporation, looked across the interiors MRO world in January and saw a need for his company to expand from its many locations to meet the needs of a long list of legacy and new airlines, leasing companies and MRO airframe who are anxious for cabin interiors retrofit, reconfiguration, refurbishment and repair. One of those areas in particular was the Middle East. “Our plan is to expand our footprint in Asia and the Middle East and perhaps Europe,” he tells PAX Tech. Since the company was founded in 1993, Regent Aerospace has spread far and wide from its headquarters in Valencia, California where it employs 200 of its 400-person workforce. Regent bills itself as the world’s largest independent Part 145 repair station and there are few, if any, sections of the aircraft cabin that the company has not tackled in building its worldwide customer base. The Regent banner can be seen at facilities in the United States, Mexico, Indonesia, Israel, China and El Salvador. “In the Middle East, most of the airlines are getting used to installing new interiors every few years,” Soltanian says. In the past, he adds, cost for the work was not the factor that it is today. To help the save money he says the company is uniquely suited with its specialty as a PMA/OOPP parts supplier and maker. Also, airlines out of the region often send aircraft to Asia for heavy maintenance and airframe work where Regent has support facilities. In the next four years, Soltanian says that aircraft in greater numbers around the world will be coming off leases and changing hands from one airline to another. This will require the company’s full line of capabilities in cabin configuration and modification, repair and refurbishment, seating, inflight entertainment, windows, galley equipment and monuments. In a short time and within cost, Soltanian said

Reza Soltanian, President of Regent Aerospace Corporation, says the company is focusing on plans to expand its repair, refurbishments and overhaul capabilities in Asia, the Middle East and possibly Europe

Regent can dig into its massive inventory and outfit from several hundred shipsets of seating and perform the necessary tests to get them flying.

At this year’s AIME the company will be highlighting some of its core competencies to visitors at its stand. One example Soltanian stressed will be meeting the need of airlines installing new inflight entertainment systems in existing seating. He said Regent specializes in seating to integrate the newest in inflight entertainment systems and resizing the seatbacks to accommodate new monitors. The company also specializes outfitting interiors of VIP and VVIP aircraft that are commonly flying out of airports in the region. The company also specializes outfitting interiors of VIP and VVIP aircraft that are commonly flying out of airports in the region. From regional jets to the luxury 787s, the company does complete repair, refurbishments and overhaul as well as full engineering, testing and certifications (FAA- EASA and DGCA).