Boeing-Air India MRO venture to take off soon

Mumbai: Construction work for the much awaited MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility by Air India and US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing will start at the end of the second quarter of the 2008-09 fiscal.
The MRO is a joint venture between Air India and Boeing and a third party whose name is yet to be announced. The project will commence with an initial investment of $100 million.
Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president, sales, Boeing told FE, “We are awaiting basic environment clearances from the government of India to start the construction for the facility at Nagpur..”
The facility will be capable of handling current-generation aircraft such as the B777s as well as B787s. It will have a component overhaul division, electronics and avionics shops and will offer C and D checks in addition to structural repair and interior modifications.”
15/02/08 Shaheen Mansuri/Financial Express

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Foreign Feb 2008, NACIL Feb 2008, New Feb 2008