After many years of delay, aircraft major Boeing is expected to handover the much-awaited maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Mihan SEZ in Nagpur to national carrier Air India by March, according to a state government official.
"The construction of entire infrastructure, including the 1.8-km-long taxi-way and the MRO facility is completed. We expect the handing-over procedure to be completed by March," Maharashtra Airport Development Company General Manager for Marketing S. Sitarasu said.
Sitarasu said the $100-million MRO facility should start commercial operations by early April, if the handing over process gets completed by March.
The Nagpur MRO facility, fully built by Boeing and is spread over 50 acres, is the offshoot of an agreement between Air India and Boeing following the massive Dreamliner orders the national carrier had placed with the US company in 2006.
So far the project, which is expected to be a revenue churner for the loss-making national carrier, has missed several deadlines due to land acquisition and regulatory issues. Its previous deadline was March 2013.
19/01/15 Business World
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"The construction of entire infrastructure, including the 1.8-km-long taxi-way and the MRO facility is completed. We expect the handing-over procedure to be completed by March," Maharashtra Airport Development Company General Manager for Marketing S. Sitarasu said.
Sitarasu said the $100-million MRO facility should start commercial operations by early April, if the handing over process gets completed by March.
The Nagpur MRO facility, fully built by Boeing and is spread over 50 acres, is the offshoot of an agreement between Air India and Boeing following the massive Dreamliner orders the national carrier had placed with the US company in 2006.
So far the project, which is expected to be a revenue churner for the loss-making national carrier, has missed several deadlines due to land acquisition and regulatory issues. Its previous deadline was March 2013.
19/01/15 Business World
