India's Air Works targets international MRO market

Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Air Works is promoting India as a base for international airlines, including those from the nearby Middle East, after receiving its European Aviation Safety Agency certification.
It is the first time an Indian airframe MRO company has received the EASA repairs station approval, for its facilities at Hosur, in Tamil Nadu. It allows Air Works to service aircraft from all over the world including the Middle East, which is seen as potentially big market.
"India has several advantages, such as talent availability and cost advantage," says Fredrik Groth, chief executive of Air Works.
The approval covers airframe and component maintenance on ATR 42s and ATR 72-500s and Boeing 737s. Air Works says it intends to add Airbus A320 capability.
14/11/09 Siva Govindasamy/Flightglobal

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