Airbus MRO facility to come up in Nagpur aviation hub: Prithviraj Chavan

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said the world's largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus will set up the proposed MRO facility in Nagpur.
"Yes, the Airbus MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility will also be part of the international aviation hub that is being developed in Nagpur," Chavan told PTI on the sidelines of the WEF-CII organised India Economic Summit here.
However, the Chief Minister refused to share more details, including the time-frame for the project.
Comments from Airbus India were not available immediately.
The development comes on the heels of reports that CBI is planning to lodge an FIR against the officials of Airbus' parent company EADS, Indian Airlines and the aviation ministry for the inordinate delays in executing the project.
The Airbus Parent EADS was to set up a USD 100 million MRO facility as part of the USD 175 million concessions the government got as part of the Rs 8,000 crore Airbus deal to supply 43 aircraft to the erstwhile Indian Airlines inked in February 2005.
Incidentally, Airbus rival Boeing Corporation is also working on a USD 100 million MRO in the Nagpur aviation hub. According to Boeing India president Dinesh Keskar, the facility will be ready by the fourth quarter of 2012.
14/11/11 PTI/Economic Times

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