Aviation majors fly high on MROs

New Delhi: Country’s largest carrier Jet Airways flies all its aircraft to near by Colombo, Dubai or to even to the US to repair and overhaul its aircraft. However, soon it will be able to undertake repair and overhaul of its aircraft in the country itself, thanks to almost eight maintenance-repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities coming up in the country.
According to aviation industry sources, the MROs proposed to come up are set up by Lufthansa Technik, Airbus, Boeing, Kingfisher, Singapore Airlines Engg, Jupiter Aviation, Max Aerospace, Airworks and Indamer.
Airbus Industrie and Jupiter Aviation are planning a joint venture for an MRO targeting the Airbus fleet of various Indian carriers. Pratt & Whitney is entering into joint venture with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for commercial aircraft engine MRO in Bangalore while a Boeing Commercial Airplanes-Air India JV for a major MRO facility located at Nagpur is in the final stages.
15/05/08 Shauvik Ghosh/Financial Express

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General May 2008