NAGPUR: In a major jolt to Nagpur and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Boeing has turned down the proposal to take over Air India's maintenance repair and overhaul depot (MRO). Fadnavis had requested the company to take it over jointly with Singapore Airlines.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, Boeing vice-president Dinesh Keskar said that there was cut-throat competition in MRO business and Boeing's taking over the MRO would prove counterproductive. "The salary of Boeing's American employees is very high and it will increase the cost of servicing of the aircraft. It is better that Air India runs it. We have provided a state-of-the-art facility to them. They should now recruit more manpower and market the MRO," he added.
The Boeing vice-president said that his company had given the proposal due consideration. "We plan for five to ten years for an MRO. Other than manpower cost, there are other factors too. The new aircraft Boeing is making will require overhaul after ten years instead of eight," he said, adding that this factor would not affect MRO business because the number of aircraft would go up across the world. "According to our estimates, India will need 1,740 aircraft in coming 20 years," he further said.
17/10/15 Ashish Roy/The Times Of India
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Addressing a press conference on Friday, Boeing vice-president Dinesh Keskar said that there was cut-throat competition in MRO business and Boeing's taking over the MRO would prove counterproductive. "The salary of Boeing's American employees is very high and it will increase the cost of servicing of the aircraft. It is better that Air India runs it. We have provided a state-of-the-art facility to them. They should now recruit more manpower and market the MRO," he added.
The Boeing vice-president said that his company had given the proposal due consideration. "We plan for five to ten years for an MRO. Other than manpower cost, there are other factors too. The new aircraft Boeing is making will require overhaul after ten years instead of eight," he said, adding that this factor would not affect MRO business because the number of aircraft would go up across the world. "According to our estimates, India will need 1,740 aircraft in coming 20 years," he further said.
17/10/15 Ashish Roy/The Times Of India
