According to the Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council (AASSC), India’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) landscape is currently booming with many new players waiting to join the MRO bandwagon, which manages skill development for the country. are supposed to. Aerospace and aviation sector under National Skill Development Corporation.
Although the epidemic has adversely affected the prospects of India’s aviation sector, the Union Government is trying to accelerate development in the MRO space by creating a conducive environment, said AASSC CEO Rachit Bhatnagar.
“Reducing GST on MROs from 18% to 5% and customs duty on tools, kits and spare parts imported by MROs came as a major push, the country already has half a dozen MROs which are operational while many And space waiting to enter. Rachit Bhatnagar, CEO, AASSC Air India Engineering Services, Air Works, Taneja Aerospace & Aviation, Max Aerospace & Aviation, GMR Aero Technik and SpiceJet Technik are active MRO players in the country.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) recently identified land for MROs at various airports including New Delhi, Chennai, Chandigarh, Begumpet, Bhopal, Kolkata and Tirupati.
Apart from Karnataka and Maharashtra, which have been fertile bases for the aviation and aerospace sector, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are planning to build a larger platform in space, with dedicated corridors to host a gamut of services for the industry. Is included.
“Until a few years ago, almost all of our airplanes flew to Malaysia, Singapore, UAE or Sri Lanka or other overseas MRO destinations for repair and maintenance. Today, we are able to handle 2570% of such tasks within the country. In the next 5–10 years, we should be able to increase it to 50% and 70% respectively .. This means huge savings of time, fuel and money for airlines ”.
Going forward, AASSC is a body jointly promoted by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore Chamber of Industries and Commerce (BCIC) and the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries (SIATI), training and hiring editions. Is expecting a strong growth in.
“AASSC has trained more than 16,000 people and hired 75% people in various jobs. We now expect a boom in the MRO space; He said that we are ready to train more people for emerging career roles in the sector.
The apex body has identified 72 work roles under five broad categories such as aerospace design and development, aerospace manufacturing and assembly airline operations, airport operations, cargo and ground handling and maintenance repair and overhaul.
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