Maintaining aircraft to become a booming biz

With the Indian aviation industry booming - one new aircraft landing every week with 450 in orders - the stage is set for Phase II of the revolution in the sector, that of setting up of the MROs.
Already, Lufthansa Technik (LHT), the leading MRO provider in the world, has announced its tie-up with the GMR Group to set-up India’s first third-party MRO at Hyderabad while Air India and Boeing will establish one in Nagpur where the US aircraft major will invest $ 100 million.
Indian Airlines has signed an agreement with the Bangalore-based Jupiter Aviation and Logistics and EADS of Europe (which has plans to invest $2.57 billion over the next 15 years in India) to set up the unit in Delhi and Hyderabad. GoAir, from the Wadia stable, will team up with Singapore Airlines Engineering to set up 13 MROs in the country.
Kingfisher Airlines is in talks with GAMCO (Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company) of Abu Dhabi on MRO in India.
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is establishing a technical support centre in Bangalore.
17/06/07 Deccan Herald

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Categories: General Aviation Jun 2007