Nagpur: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to request Etihad Airways to form a joint venture with Air India to run the Nagpur maintenance, repair and overhaul depot (MRO). Gulf-based Etihad, 24% owner of Jet Airways, is planning airline cargo operations from the city. The airline will be urged to service its and that of Jet aircraft in the city MRO.
Fadnavis held a meeting with Boeing vice president Dinesh Keskar on Sunday evening over the Nagpur MRO, which was built by Boeing. Keskar gave him some suggestions to expand the MRO operations.
"Keskar said it was important for Air India to find a local or international partner to run the MRO. Till a partner is found, Air India should service large number of its aircraft. This will market the MRO. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) should be asked to offer aeronautical engineering course, which has sanction from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)," Fadnavis told TOI.
19/10/15 Ashish Roy/Times of India
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Fadnavis held a meeting with Boeing vice president Dinesh Keskar on Sunday evening over the Nagpur MRO, which was built by Boeing. Keskar gave him some suggestions to expand the MRO operations.
"Keskar said it was important for Air India to find a local or international partner to run the MRO. Till a partner is found, Air India should service large number of its aircraft. This will market the MRO. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) should be asked to offer aeronautical engineering course, which has sanction from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)," Fadnavis told TOI.
19/10/15 Ashish Roy/Times of India
