New Delhi: GMR Aero Technic Ltd, the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility based at Hyderabad, has lost its European certification to carry out MRO work on aircraft that fly with European certification.
This follows the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) suspending its certification on November 12 this year.
In effect, this means the facility will be unable to do MRO checks on foreign carriers which insist on EASA certification.
Confirming the development, a spokesman of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd told BusinessLine: “As part of a recent routine compliance audit, EASA had raised certain observations leading to a temporary suspension of approval. We are working expeditiously to address the same to the satisfaction of the EASA authorities, post which we expect the certification to be reinstated.”
The spokesperson added that as a business imperative, GMR Aero Technic (GAT) holds approval and certification from a number of international civil aviation authorities including the Directorate General of Civil Aviation here and the Federal Aviation Authority of the United States. These approvals enable GAT to render services to aircraft registered under their respective regulatory jurisdictions.
GMR AERO Technic Ltd is a 100 per cent subsidiary of GMR Aerospace Engineering Ltd which runs the MRO business.
The EASA order states that it, “Partially suspended – temporary removal in part of the approval. The approval is held in abeyance in whole or in part until compliance is re-establis
hed. No certify issue or re-issue is required.”
22/11/18 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
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This follows the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) suspending its certification on November 12 this year.
In effect, this means the facility will be unable to do MRO checks on foreign carriers which insist on EASA certification.
Confirming the development, a spokesman of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd told BusinessLine: “As part of a recent routine compliance audit, EASA had raised certain observations leading to a temporary suspension of approval. We are working expeditiously to address the same to the satisfaction of the EASA authorities, post which we expect the certification to be reinstated.”
The spokesperson added that as a business imperative, GMR Aero Technic (GAT) holds approval and certification from a number of international civil aviation authorities including the Directorate General of Civil Aviation here and the Federal Aviation Authority of the United States. These approvals enable GAT to render services to aircraft registered under their respective regulatory jurisdictions.
GMR AERO Technic Ltd is a 100 per cent subsidiary of GMR Aerospace Engineering Ltd which runs the MRO business.
The EASA order states that it, “Partially suspended – temporary removal in part of the approval. The approval is held in abeyance in whole or in part until compliance is re-establis
hed. No certify issue or re-issue is required.”
22/11/18 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line
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