Airburs not aware of their own MRO in Mihan!

Nagpur: State chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's announcement about Airbus setting up its maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) depot at Mihan in Nagpur maybe just another pie in the sky for local people. The European aircraft maker has categorically denied having any plans for such a facility in city.
Chavan had told newspersons at the sidelines of world economic forum (WEF) meet in Mumbai that Airbus MRO too will also be a part of international aviation hub at Nagpur. The hub he referred to is Mihan project being developed by Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC). Airbus' rival Boeing has already begun work on a MRO here.
Airbus executive president (marketing and contract) and president India Kiran Rao said there was little chance of the company setting up MRO in Nagpur. "Airbus is certainly going to come up with a MRO but it is not going to be in Nagpur. Details of project cannot be divulged at this juncture," Rao told TOI over telephone. Vice-chairman-cum-managing director of MADC UPS Madan also tactfully replied, "no formal request has been received from Airbus). Let's see, something is going on. We'll see once we get the request or demand (for land)."
Despite repeated attempts by TOI Chavan, who was on a tour to Ahmednagar, could not be contacted. His public relations officer Satish Lalit responded through a SMS saying the CM does not comment over telephone. MADC was also been wooing Airbus earlier during R C Sinha's regime but the deal did not work out.
16/11/11 Shishir Arya/Times of India

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Categories: Foreign Nov 2011, Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2011