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ment and Director, Department of global aviation hub, Gunjan Krishnan
Industries & Commerce, Government of patted Air India on the back for quick
Karnataka. She was rooting for the proj- action on the MRO facility.
ect along with Air India, as it has marked “The ground breaking of this MRO is
Bengaluru as one of the major aviation an important step towards strengthen-
hubs in India. The new facility will have ing the fleet maintenance capabilities
12 hangars with a capacity to induct and infrastructure offering,” says Hari
three widebody aircraft for base main- Marar, chief executive, BIAL. “This
tenance at a time. The Bengaluru facility development will not only enhance re-
has garnered an investment of INR 1400 gional connectivity and drive economic
crore in Phase I of development with growth but also create valuable oppor-
more investments and expansion plans tunities for local talent and businesses,
on the radar. reinforcing Bengaluru’s position as
The ground-breaking ceremony of the an important player in the aviation
base maintenance facility was attended This development ecosystem.”
by Gunjan Krishna, Commissioner for Sisira Dash, chief technical offi-
Industrial Development & Director, will not only enhance cer, Air India threw light on how Air
Department of Industries & Commerce, regional connectivity and India is developing its in-house MRO
Government of Karnataka, Hari Marar, drive economic growth capabilities and making great strides
Managing Director and CEO of Banga- in becoming self-reliant in terms of
lore International Airport Limited (BIAL), but also create valuable its new fleet maintenance. Speaking
Chin Yau Seng, CEO, SIA Engineering opportunities for local during the ground breaking ceremony
Company, along with a senior leader- talent and businesses, he went on to thank the Government
ship team of Air India leadership. The of Karnataka and BIAL for helping Air
airline plans to build this state-of-art reinforcing Bengaluru’s India achieve this milestone in a very
facility along with SIA Engineering position as an important short span of time.
Services (SIAEC). player in the aviation Upon completion the MRO will create
Speaking during the ground break- about 1200 highly skilled job in the re-
ing ceremony, Campbell Wilson, chief ecosystem gions in and around Bengaluru creating
executive, Air India was extremely a strong aerospace ecosystem in the re-
proud and happy to launch this impor- Hari Marar, gion. For this, the airline is also coming
tant milestone. “The Bengaluru MRO CEO & MD up with its Basic Maintenance Training
facility is coming up at an opportune Organisation (BMTO) in Bengaluru by
time to help strengthen India’s avia- BIAL 2025. This will take care of the rising
tion ecosystem, while enhancing our demand of skilled AMEs in India’s MRO
in-house capabilities to maintain our environment and enable the airline
fleet,” Wilson added. ing the lead in aviation sector with Ben- to continue with smooth and efficient
Hailing the state of Karnataka for tak- galuru set to emerge as an important organisations
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