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Vol-1 Issue-3 October 2017 A UNITING FORCE FOR THE INDIAN MRO INDUSTRY AERO MRO DIGEST A QUARTERLY NEWS DIGEST FOR INDIAN MROs Seaplanes to make a come back Air travel for Shirdi pilgrims AERO MRO DIGEST CONTENTS COVER STORY : BUSINESS DECLARATION : (06) President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates (01) Boeing and China Airlines signs MoU to set up Shirdi Airport MRO Facility (07) Seaplanes to decorate Indian skies soon (03) Storm Aviation launches Base Maintenance Services (04) AFI KLM E&M to support Delta Airlines IN THE NEWS : (04) AAR to acquire two MRO facilities (01) Trujet taking bigger steps for a greater India (05) EgyptAir E&M acquired ECAA approval for (02) Air India’s MRO: A growth prospective for the CFM56-7B flag-carrier (05) HAL to supply 41 Advanced Light Helicopters : (03) India’s ever-growing aviation traffic changes MoU signed Boeing’s forecast (05) Able Aerospace to begin MRO services in India: DGCA certification acquired (04) No AOG due to Engine issues, P&W assures (08) Indian civil and defense MRO has begun (08) Joramco adds Boeing B737 Max to its services its vertical journey (08) ATR announced deals with Phitek for IFE streaming (10) Livewel Aviation interested in Air India’s ground (10) SITAONAIR to deliver personalized IFC experience handling operations to Emirates passengers (11) Component storage facility, a requisite for (12) New IFEC suppliers announced for Embraer’s Pune Airport E-Jets E2 NEW APPOINTMENTS : LATEST TRENDS : (13) Rajiv Bansal – Air India (02) Spirit AeroSystems introduces New Composite technology (13) Damon Bowden – AerSale (05) AeroMexico goes live with AMOS software (09) Jupiter’s moons exploration tests initiated in AVIATION EVENTS : Germany; JUICE radar antenna tested (12) International Aviation Forecast Summit Publisher : MRO Association of India (12) JETNET iQ Global Business Aviation Summit Office : MRO Association of India, 402, Wellington Business Park 2, Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai-400059 India (12) JetExpo Moscow 2017 Email: [email protected] (12) Aircraft Asset Management Seminar 2017 Website : www.mroassociation.in Disclaimer : The views expressed in the articles are those of the author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the publisher or the publishing house. Unless otherwise noted, the author writes in his/her personal capacity. They are not intended and should not be thought of, to represent official ideas, or policies of any agency or institution mentioned thereof. The information in this newsletter is for information purposes only. MRO Association of India assumes no liability or responsibility for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The information contained about each individual, event or organization is known to have been provided by such individual, event organizers or organi- zation without verification by us. Sources of information may vary. Feedback is welcome. Issue 1 Vol 3 A October 2017 AERO MRO DIGEST Trujet taking bigger steps for a greater Boeing and China Airlines signs India MoU to set up MRO Facility AVIATION in India is a forever flourishing sector, as the A memorandum of understanding has been signed be- demand and the supply rises day by day. To up the ante, tween Boeing and the largest airline in Asia, China Air- the Government’s ‘Regional Connectivity Scheme’ initia- lines, with an intention to explore the airline’s capabilities tive UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), has everybody’s to deliver towards the MRO market in Asia. Boeing is ex- pulse racing. With this scheme, Government has aimed to pected to provide maintenance training and technical make air transport available to the un-served or under- support, to aid the airlines capability of servicing the Boe- served airports. This scheme will play a major role in mak- ing products. Additionally, Boeing has also planned to ing India as the third largest in the global Aviation market work with China Airlines to empower it to be an approved by 2020 and the largest by 2030, as speculated. supplier for Boeing. Once the airline receives the approv- al, it will be able to place its bid for acquiring work on a wide range of products and services, offered by Boeing. Turbo Megha Airways Pvt. Ltd. which operates under the brand name ‘TruJet’, has stood out as a competent com- petition when it acquired 18 routes under the UDAN “We are pleased to further extend our partnership with Scheme. TruJet airlines, currently, flies within 10 destina- The Boeing Company. This MOU with Boeing provides a tions, from 6 states, which includes Aurangabad, Benga- platform that will allow us to enhance the world-class luru, Chennai, Cudappah, Goa, Hyderabad, Nanded, Ra- capabilities of China Airlines Group. We look forward to jahmundry, Turipati and Vijaywada. They have planned to contributing to the steady growth of commercial aviation expand their fleet to 7-8 aircraft from the existing 4 air- in Taiwan, as well as the rest of Asia.” said Ho Nuan- craft, which are the ATR-72 model aircraft, by the end of Hsuan, Chairman, China Airlines. Ihssane Mounir, senior current financial year. Trujet, which was started with an vice president, Sales and Marketing, Boeing Commercial aim of connecting Tier-2 cities, and has planned on servic- Airplanes, commented that China has been a prominent ing middle-class travelers and pilgrims, will certainly re- partner of Boeing for more than 50 years, and this collab- ceive more exposure, given its increased felt and routes, oration will further enhance China Airline's capabilities in under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. While address- maintenance and engineering. Ihssane Mounir added by ing the PTI, the Managing Director of TruJet, Vankaya- saying that this relation will also allow the airline to de- lapati Umesh, said that, “We are looking to launch all 18 velop and deliver world class maintenance service to air- routes under the regional connectivity scheme by the end lines around the globe, besides adding value to Boeing’s of next month.” TruJet is one amongst the five Airlines, to network of global supplier partners. fly under the Regional Connectivity Scheme Phase 1, With a prediction that 40% of the future market demand which connects 70 airports. Other airlines are Alliance Air, for commercial aircraft would be from the Asia-Pacific SpiceJet, Air Odisha and Air Deccan. region, this alliance of Boeing and China Airlines in the Issue 1 Vol 3 1 October 2017 AERO MRO DIGEST the largest market, will provide flexibility for global air- Air India’s MRO: A new growth lines customers, and it will also contribute towards Tai- prospective for the flag-carrier wan’s growing commercial aviation industry. THE Indian air travel industry is deemed to be one of the fastest growing markets, globally, with the estimated Spirit AeroSystems introduces new growth is of about 20% growth annually. The key factor Composite technology essential to maintain the growth is the necessity in the growth of country's infrastructure. Aviation has received a helping hand from various parties, for the front-end infrastructure; but the maintenance section still remains a straggler, as compared to its global peers. The Air India Engineering Services Ltd.'s (AIESL) MRO facility at Nagpur is a correctional measure for the issue. The commercial vitality of this facility depends on numerous factors like the growth of air traffic in Nagpur, economic viability for SPIRIT AeroSystems is known to be one of the largest private airlines and the budgetary influence on the facili- manufacturers of aerostructures in the world. They have ty; to make it on par with the other MROs in India and recently introduced a new single-aisle spoiler for the Air- beyond. bus A320 family. Spirit AeroSystems have successfully demonstrated the Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) technolo- gy at their Advanced Technology Centre, located in Prest- wick, Scotland. They are scheduled to begin production of the Single-aisle Spoiler with the new RTM process in 2019. Scotty McLarty, the Vice President and General Manager of Spirit AeroSystems, UK & Malaysia, said, "We are pleased to utilize this innovative technology to not only bring improved quality and savings to our customer but also to secure new work for our U.K. facility.” The new Resin Transfer Molding solution developed by Spirit Aero- Systems supports a high-volume production of spoilers The National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 (section 18. and other monolithic components, which assures delivery Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) states. "The MRO of improved quality and significant cost savings. business of Indian carriers is around Rs. 5000 crore, 90% of which is currently spent outside India – in Sri Lanka, Spirit aims at establishing a world class manufacturing sys- Singapore, Malaysia, UAE etc. Given our technology and tem, with a state-of-the-art automation and robotics to skill base, the government is keen to develop India as an meet its customer’s, more than 600 spoilers per month, MRO hub in Asia, attracting business from foreign air- demands. Since 2014, Spirit and Airbus have been collabo- lines." As per the policy, Center has aimed to develop In- rating on the research and development of new technolo- dia as an MRO hub for aircraft. gy. The Aerospace Technology Institute, a UK Government aerospace research and development institute, also pro- Since May 2015, since the first aircraft check, the facility vided a funding match to the effort. has successfully completed 21 checks, which includes the recently completed 'C Check' on a Boeing 737 (operated Spirit AeroSystems has design and build capabilities for by SpiceJet). Air India had placed an order of aircraft with both commercial and defence aircraft. In addition to the Boeing, following which the facility was set up by Boeing spoilers, the company currently produces A320 family as a part of its commitment towards the national Flag leading and trailing edges.