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GMR Aero Technic Ltd (GATL) has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on popular, narrow body aircraft (B737 and A320), making it an authorised MRO services provider for all C checks and for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspections.
A 100 per cent subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, GATL holds the largest share of the market for outsourced airframe Base Maintenance MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) business in India, backed by a set of approvals and certifications from across the globe, including India (DGCA) and Europe (EASA), among others.
S.G.K Kishore, Director, GATL & CEO, GHIAL, said, “With the addition of FAA certification, GATL is uniquely placed in South Asia and the West Asia region to offer a competitive value proposition in terms of maintenance, repair and overhaul of various types of aircraft.”
GATL offers MRO services which include base maintenance, line-maintenance, limited shop/ component support and cabin interiors. It offers fully equipped workshops and aircraft painting capabilities to handle requirements for the B737, A320 (both the Ceo and Neo variants), ATR and Bombardier Q400, which are the most commonly used aircraft types in the commercial airline industry in India.
It is the first third-party MRO in the South Asia region to have carried out C-checks on the latest Airbus A320 Neo variant and GATL is also the only Authorised Service Facility for Bombardier Q400 aircraft in the region.
WIDER BODY AIRCRAFT
GATL is currently developing capabilities to include MRO capabilities for wide-body aircraft and the new B737 MAX variant, among others.
In addition to base maintenance services, GATL provides line maintenance services to international airline operators at various Indian airports and Kathmandu, Nepal. GATL’s other focus areas include Defence MRO, smaller component maintenance and various specialised services, along with aircraft livery painting.
Located at Hyderabad Airport, it is within a five hours flying distance from key markets and customers in the region and located within a Special Economic Zone.
Its customers include IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, Go Air, Vistara and Air Asia India, in addition to several leading airlines and aircraft leasing companies such as Oman Air, Gulf Air.
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