Airbus, Boeing, Singapore govt eye Gujarat for MRO units

World’s leading aircraft manufacturers are now eyeing Gujarat to set up their maintenance, repair and overhauling (MRO) facilities. Promoters of Gujarat Vittal Innovation City (GVIC), a Gujarat SEZ, told ET NOW that they are in an advanced stage of talks with Airbus, Boeing and the Government of Singapore to set up MRO facilities in the state. These MRO facilities are likely to be a part of the aerospace and avionics subconclave that the promoters of GVIC plan to build in their 2,500-acre SEZ.
“MRO can become an economic activity around an aerospace kind of subconclave. With about 30% defence offset likely to happen, it is likely to bring in huge orders for MRO facilities in the country and apart from design and refurbishing for the Asian market. Additionally, south Gujarat is about 10 minutes flying time from Mumbai, this again is an incentive for the players to set up their facilities here. We are in discussions with Boeing , Airbus and the Government of Singapore,” said Pankaj Saran, COOdesignate , GVIC.
“Aviation is also a highly skill-based industry and to build these skills we are also in talks to set up an Aviation University, he added. The SEZ is jointly being promoted by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Government of Gujarat and the EMPI Vittal Centre INNOPOLIS Consortia and is situated in a strategic area on the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in South Gujarat.
GVIC has roped in the Korean government through the Korea Land Corporation as a co-developer in this SEZ.
13/08/09 Sushmita Mohapatra/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Aug 2009, Indian Aviation- In General Aug 2009, New Aug 2009