Strata Manufacturing, an advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility producing high-quality composite aircraft parts and components for clients such as Boeing and Airbus, reported over 40 percent increase in shipments to the global aerospace and advanced industry sectors in 2023.
Strata is owned by Mubadala Investment and is based in the heart of Nibras Al Ain Aerospace in Al Ain.
Strata dispatched 773 shipments, comprising 7,880 components, to major aerospace companies, including Leonardo and Pilatus, apart from Boeing and Airbus.
Since it started operations in 2010, the company’s 30 production lines has delivered 5,902 shipments, encompassing a total of 83,236 components labelled ‘Made with Pride in the UAE’. These have significantly contributed to the global aviation industry and one out of every 10 aircraft globally incorporates components manufactured by the company.
Ismail Ali Abdulla, Managing Director of Strata, said the achievement “underscored Strata’s dedication to innovation in advanced manufacturing, a commitment that serves to showcase the UAE’s global competitiveness, particularly within the aviation industry”.
Strata combines cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, an integrated supply chain, and a high-calibre workforce, to manufacture and sub-assemble major aircraft structures such as wing movables and empennages (the rear part of an aircraft, comprising the fin, rudder, and tailplane).
Strata has a workforce of over 25 different nationalities. More than half of its staff are young and talented Emirati women.
The company was also part of UAE’s efforts to combat COVID-19, when in 2020, it collaborated with Honeywell to manufacture N95 respirators in its 31,500 square meter facility. With an annual production capacity of over 30 million masks (a rate of almost 1 mask per second), the UAE has transformed into a net exporter of this critical PPE product.
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