One century. One runway.
Romaero has manufactured, repaired and modernised aircraft from the same hangars at Băneasa for one hundred and five years — through four political eras and every major shift in aviation technology.
Băneasa — circa 1924
Origins
Founded as ASAM, 1920.
In 1920, on the southern edge of Bucharest, the Romanian state established the Aircraft Service Workshops at Băneasa — Atelierele de Serviciu ale Aviației Militare — to repair the inherited war fleet and learn to build aircraft of its own.
Over the following decades the enterprise was renamed, restructured and rebuilt — IRMA, Întreprinderea de Avioane București, and finally Romaero S.A. — but it never moved. Every airframe in our portfolio, from the licensed PZL-built fighters of the 1930s to today's Boeing 737s and Airbus A321s, has rolled out of the same hangars on the same airfield.
That continuity is the company's most valuable asset — an unbroken transmission of aerospace craft from one generation to the next.
Timeline
A century in milestones.
- 1920ASAM Founded
Established at Băneasa as one of Romania's first aircraft manufacturing concerns, building under licence and pioneering domestic aviation.
- 1944IRMA Era
Reorganised as Întreprinderea de Reparații Material Aeronautic — the foundation of a national MRO capability.
- 1968BAC One-Eleven
Licensed production of the British BAC 1-11 regional jet — Romania's only domestically built commercial jetliner.
- 1991Romaero S.A.
Privatisation as a joint-stock company; pivot from production to international MRO and aerostructures.
- 2004Boeing 737 Centre
EASA Part-145 base maintenance certification for the Boeing 737 Classic and NG families.
- 2018Defense Partnerships
Long-term programmes with Lockheed Martin, Marshall Aerospace and the Romanian MoD across C-130 sustainment.
- 2024A320 family Hub
Designated the first A320 family maintenance centre in Romania — anchoring base maintenance for the aircraft type in the region.
- 2025Marshall MRO MoU
Memorandum with Marshall to explore joint military MRO, supporting Romania's strategic airlift ambitions.
1968 — 1989
The BAC One-Eleven era.
In 1968, Romaero — then Întreprinderea de Avioane București — secured a licence from the British Aircraft Corporation to build the BAC 1-11 short-haul jet. It remains the only commercial jetliner ever produced in Romania.
The programme transformed the company into a full-scale jet manufacturer and built the engineering muscle that powers today's MRO business.
Today
The same hangars. A new century of flight.
Romaero today is a 20,000 m² aerospace campus on Băneasa Airport with EASA Part-145 base maintenance, EASA Part-21G design and manufacturing approval, AS 9100 Rev D aerostructures production, and NATO AQAP defence qualifications.
The 2024 designation as Wizz Air's first Romanian base maintenance centre, and the 2025 Marshall MoU for military MRO, frame the next decade.