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NATION | Aviation Sector

Safran Aircraft Engine Services Centre Opens

Aviation and

Shipping Sectors

to gain new momentum

India’s aviation and shipping sectors are
growing rapidly. Consequently, the need for
maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)
facilities is also increasing. To this end,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
the Safran Aircraft Engine Services India
facility in Hyderabad on November 26th.

5% of the country’s maintenance, repair, and
overhaul (MRO) work has been taking place India has rapid growth, a stable
8outside the country, leading to significant time
and financial costs. Furthermore, aircraft are often government, a reform-oriented
grounded for extended periods. This situation is not mindset, a huge young talent pool,
conducive to a large aviation market like India. This a vast domestic market, and, most
is why India is now working on aviation-related MRO importantly, for those investing in
systems alongside shipping. Safran’s global training, India, we consider them not just
knowledge transfer, and partnerships with Indian investors but co-creators.
institutions will build a resilient workforce in the
country that will provide new impetus and direction Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
to the entire MRO ecosystem in the years to come.
This facility will create numerous employment
opportunities for the youth of South India. Prime and engineers.
Minister Narendra Modi elucidated that the country Today, India is among the world’s fastest-growing
does not want to limit itself to aviation MRO but is domestic aviation markets. Demand for air travel in
also working on a large scale on the shipping-relat- India is steadfastly increasing, leading the country’s
ed MRO ecosystem. airlines to consistently expand their active fleets.
PM Modi said that this new facility will help es- Indian airlines have placed orders for over 1,500
tablish India as a global MRO hub. It will also create new aircraft. This will further strengthen the MRO
new opportunities for youth in the high-tech aero- ecosystem in the future. PM Modi also urged the
space world. Spread across 45,000 square meters Safran team to explore the potential for aircraft
within the GMR Aerospace and Industrial Park (SEZ), engine and component design in India. In fact,
this state-of-the-art facility has been developed today’s India isn’t just dreaming big, it’s taking big
with an initial investment of approximately r1,300 decisions and achieving even greater heights. n
crore. Once fully operational by 2035, the facility will
employ over 1,000 highly skilled Indian technicians Scan the QR code to view the
Prime Minister’s full program.

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