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Although India has commercial airlines operating more than 400 aircraft, it continues to struggle to develop a comparable MRO network. Many of Indian private carri-ers are heavily reliant on foreign MRO service providers for maintenance, engine management contracts, compo-nent contracts & heavy checks. The need for strong MRO facilities in India is very critical as the fleet size of Indian operators is likely to double by 2020. Having received huge orders from Indian

carriers, air-craft manufac-turers such as Airbus plan to build MRO fa-cilities in India. SpiceJet final-ized a deal worth $22 bil-lion to buy as many as 205 aircraft from Boeing, mark-ing the biggest order ever placed by an

Indian budget airline.

According to India’s Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey, 90% of an MRO workscope goes outside of In-dia. “The government estimates Indian carriers alone generate MRO business worth 50 billion rupees ($745 million) annually, and most of that is spent in countries

like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East as India lacks MRO facilities”.

The new National Civil Aviation Policy formulated by the Indian government last year made below

provisions • MRO sector has been given exemption from paying

taxes such as customs duty, an airport royalty and value-added tax (VAT)

• International carriers can keep their aircraft in India for MRO work for up to six months.

• Adequate land be made available for MRO service providers at all future airports

• Lowering or eliminating taxes or duties on imported materials, such as parts, and the extension of duty-free spares storage from one year to three years

“Successful implementation of the provisions of the Na-tional Civil Aviation Policy, along with other structural reforms in the MRO sector, would endow the Indian MRO industry with the capability to generate up to $975 million in revenues, as against the current revenues of $92 million,” says KPMG’s Dubey.

INDIAN MRO PRESENT SCENARIO

AIRBUS IN ASIA

Airbus is setting up a greenfield training facility at Aerocity, New Delhi, to support India’s growing need for Airbus pi-lots and maintenance engineers. The almost 7000m² Airbus Training India centre will be built to a modular design and will become operational by the end of 2018 with two A320 full flight simulators, increasing to four – and potentially to six – simulators in due course. It will start with an initial capacity to train over 800 pilots and 200 maintenance engi-neers annually. The centre will cater primarily to Airbus operators in India and the region. Airbus has more than 250 aircraft in service in India and over 570 are on order by Indian airlines.

Airbus has signed an MoU with Thai Airways International to evaluate the development of a major new MRO facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The new MRO will be one of the most modern and extensive in the Asia-Pacific region, offering line and heavy maintenance services for a wide range of aircraft types. A new complex will feature the latest technologies for analysing aircraft maintenance data, and advanced inspection techniques, including the use of drones to monitor aircraft airframes.

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AIESL completes maintenance check of Jet Airways A330 plane

A subsidiary of national carrier Air India, Air India Engi-

neering Services Ltd (AIESL) completed a key maintenance

check of Jet Airways' Airbus 330 aircraft. The C-1 check is

an extensive one and covers a large number of aircraft

components was done for the A330 plane at AIESL's Mum-

bai facility. AIESL has expertise in handling various aircraft

including A320 family, A310, A330, B737 NG, B747-400,

B777, B787 and ATR, as per the release.

KARNATAKA’S UAV TEST ZONE SET FOR TAKEOFF

The country’s first of its kind Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) with a mega multi-agency complex for integrating and testing various Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) unveiled by Defence minister Arun Jaitley. The ATR built at a cost of `1,300 crore in Varavoo Kaval near Challakere in Chitra-durga district will have technical infrastructure on 4,090 acres and transit and residential facilities on 200 acres. The facility will be housing multiple agencies. DRDO can start testing some of the indigenous products being devel-oped, including the naval and trainer versions of the Light Combat Aircraft, unmanned air vehicles Rustom 1 and 2; and the Airborne Early Warning & Control Systems meant for surveillance. According to the Ministry of De-fence, apart from DRDO, the multi-agency complex will house facilities of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

EMBRAER, AIR INDIA TO SET UP MRO FA-CILITY IN SECUNDERABAD

Brazilian aerospace major Embraer has partnered with state-owned Air India to set up a MRO facility. The pro-posed facility is expected to come up at the Begumpet air-port in Secunderabad in Telangana. As per the pact, Em-braer will provide training as well as ‘heavy discounts’ to AIESL on tools and equipment. The MRO facility will also allow Air India to utilise its existing hangars at Begumpet which have been lying unused ever since the airport ceased operating scheduled flights in 2008.

GVK Exits Bangalore Airport to Focus on Mumbai Airports

GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd will sell the last of its stake

in Bengaluru International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), approxi-

mately ten percent, to Fairfax India Holdings, for IR 1290

cr . BIAL operates Kempegowda International Airport. GVK

indicates that it wants to exit BIAL so as to focus on

Chatrapati Shivaji Airport in Mumbai & the upcoming Navi

Mumbai Airport.

Aero Norway Adds DGCA to Approvals

Engine MRO facility Aero Norway has acquired a part-145 Ap-

proved maintenance Organization certificate from the Direc-

torate General of Civil Aviation Indonesia. The new approval

allows Indonesian operators of the -3, -5B, & -7B variant access

to Aero Norway’s CFM56 family engine repair services which

means more reach in the South East Asia region. Aero Norway

has approvals from regulators FAA, EASA, TCCA, CAAC & GCAA.

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RAJASTHAN INKS MOU FOR RS 2,000 CRORE MRO FACILITY

Rajasthan government signed an agreement with Shri Vallabh Pittie (SVP) Group to set up an aircraft maintenance, re-pairing and overhaul (MRO) facility in Jhalawar with an investment of Rs 2000 crore which is expected to create about 2000 new job opportunities. SVP Group currently has two MRO facilities in India located at Hyderabad and Bengaluru and the proposed facility at Jhalawar will also handle operations for which the airline operators currently take their aircraft to overseas MRO facili-ties.

GMF AEROASIA KEEN TO GROW SPARE PARTS MANUFACTURING BUSINESS

Indonesia's GMF AeroAsia plans to grow its spare parts

manufacturing business in the coming years. GMF has

commented that it has the part manufacturing approval

(PMA), as well as the design organisation approval (DOA)

from Indonesia's directorate general of civil aviation to

produce four types of spare parts. In addition they are

planning to increase the number of parts it can produce to

15 this year. These comprise of parts used in aircraft cab-

ins and "very selective" engine parts. This move will help

GMF to reduce the cost of acquiring spare parts by up to

70%. This will also allow the Garuda Indonesia MRO arm

to offer more competitive maintenance pricing to its cus-

tomers.

AMECO AND BOEING SIGN BBJ WARRANTY SERVICE CENTER AGREEMENT

Ameco and Boeing have signed a five-year agreement on

Boeing Business Jets’ warranty service, which authorized

Ameco as an official BBJ Warranty Service Center in Asia.

Thus, Ameco has officially become a member of Boeing’s

global supplier network. At present Ameco is the sole BBJ

Warranty Service Center in Asia region to provide global

BBJ customers the five years of warranty services starting

from green aircraft delivery.

SR TECHNICS SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH PHILIPPINE AIRLINES

SR Technics has signed a 12-year Integrated Component Services agreement with Philippine Airlines. The agree-ment covers a total of 45 Airbus A321 and 15 A330-300 aircraft, including component maintenance, component pooling and consignment of a main base kit. The services will be managed by SR Technics in Kuala Lumpur, Malay-sia, which currently serves over 460 aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.

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‘MAKE IN INDIA' IN INDIAN AIR FORCE KICKS OFF

The 'Make in India' in Indian Air Force has been launched with an aim to promote Indigenous design and manufac-turing for self-reliance in the Defence sector. The event organized jointly by the Indian Air Force and the CII, is a part of the Defence Procurement Program (DPP) 2016 in-

cluding IDDM and ‘Make’ category, Bureaucracy Today has learnt. It also focuses to enhance engagement of the Indian Air Force with private industry for local manufac-turing. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa stressed Indian industry’s effort on manufacturing indigenously designed helicop-ters and fighter planes. Pratyush Kumar, Member, CII De-fence Committee and President, Boeing India highlighted the need to have proper roadmap with an aim to develop special skills to achieve Zero Defect in aerospace manu-facturing. He also stressed on the scope of manufacturing regarding limiting to ‘Build to Print’ or move towards IDDM, along with creating tier III vendors for sourcing and provide hand holding to MSMEs.

MAHINDRA EYES DEAL WITH RUSSIAN AIR-LINER

The new Russian Irkut MC-21-300 airliner could well have an Indian partner at the helm, with Mahindra and Mahin-dra close to inking a deal to supply airframe parts and assemblies as well as certain components for the civil avi-ation aircraft. The aerospace unit of Mahindra and Mahindra is to manufacture parts for the Russian airliner, and could even lend a hand with designing the interiors of the aircraft. The Indian conglomerate was considered for partnership for the Irkut-MC-21 civil aviation aircraft on the basis of Mahindra Aerospace’s association with the manufacture of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, it is learnt. The company manufactured some components and helped build the interiors of the Sukhoi Superjet. Russian airline Aeroflot is the Sukhoi Superjet’s single biggest buy-er. Mahindra Aerostructures, a subsidiary of Mahindra

Aerospace, has been keen to cement ties with aviation giants.

US MROS LOSING REVENUE THROUGH VACANCIES

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has

estimated that its members could miss out on $185

million in foregone revenues this year as a result of

unfilled technical jobs at their companies. Projected

across the entire population of FAA-certificated repair

stations in the United States, the number of open posi-

tions may be close to 11,000. If those positions go un-

filled, the industry could stand to miss out on as much

as $1.95 billion in economic activity in 2017. The work-

er shortage has become a major concern for mainte-

nance providers. The survey respondents when asked

to indicate the most-pressing risks to company busi-

ness outlook, “difficulty finding and retaining technical

talent” tied with “regulatory costs/burdens”. Availabil-

ity of maintenance information, international regulato-

ry inconsistencies and restrictions on trade rounded

out the top five respondent concerns.

The survey found ARSA’s membership to be generally

optimistic about the future despite these challenges.

More than 90% of member companies expect their

markets to expand or remain stable this year and more

than half plan to add positions. The survey also under-

scored the significant impact that international busi-

ness has on repair stations: 31% of revenues for the

average US-headquartered respondent came from cus-

tomers outside North America.

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ST AEROSPACE SECURED NEW CONTRACTS

ST Aerospace secured new contracts worth about S$1.11 billion in 1Q17 for services ranging from line and heavy airframe maintenance to component repair and over-haul. The 1Q17 contracts include performance-based logis-tics operation and support for military aircraft, several components repair and overhaul agreements, and con-tracts for EcoPower engine wash services. Among these contracts are several multi-year renewal agreements. The aerospace sector redelivered a total of 836 aircraft for airframe maintenance and modification work in 1Q17. Ad-ditionally, a total of 11,021 components, 65 landing gears and 38 engines were processed, while 2,292 engine wash-es were conducted. ST Aerospace expanded its MRO ca-pacity in China during the quarter with the opening of a second hangar in Guangzhou, which can accommodate two widebody and two narrow body aircraft simultaneous-ly. With the new hangar which will have 500,000 man-hours in capacity when it reaches steady state, the Guang-zhou MRO facility will have 1 million man-hours in capacity in total. In Germany, ST Aerospace expanded its capacity in aircraft component manufacturing when its subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke broke ground for a new facility in Kodersdorf, Saxony. When completed, the facility will add 200,000 composite panels production capacity per annum, which will help meet rising demand from the growing Air-bus A320 and A321 fleet.

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK RECEIVES CAAC AP-PROVAL FOR ACJ319

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has ap-proved Lufthansa Technik as maintenance station for Air-bus A319 aircraft. This new approval enables the company to perform line and heavy maintenance services as well as cabin refurbishments on Chinese B-registered Airbus A319 aircraft. This move is a milestone and MRO services for VIP customers has been extended. In addition to the VIP com-pletion business the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of maintenance, repair, overhaul, refurbishment and modification services for its VIP customers. Besides A319, Lufthansa Technik holds CAAC-approvals to perform heavy maintenance of various other Airbus and Boeing aircraft types, like B747, A340 and A318.

LUFTHANSA OPENS REPAIR SHOP AT DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL

Lufthansa Technik has formally opened a component re-pair facility near Dubai's Al Maktoum International airport. The German MRO group has for several years been oper-

ating a repair shop for components, including thrust re-versers, at Dubai International airport. This operation has been incorporated as a subsidiary company in its own right, and LHT has constructed a new facility in the aviation district at Dubai South – a city development being estab-lished around the emirate's World Central hub.

SOLVAY & GKN AEROSPACE TEAM UP TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF THERMO-PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS ON AIR-CRAFT

Solvay and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business have teamed up to promote and accelerate the adoption of thermo-plastic composite materials on aircraft, with Solvay becom-ing a preferred supplier of these innovative lightweight materials to Fokker. Under the agreement, Solvay and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business will combine their expertise to advance technological developments in thermoplastic composite materials, as well as improve processes and cost competitiveness. The businesses have complementary materials expertise in thermoplastic polymers and fiber reinforced composites. GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business also brings leadership in component design and manufac-turing, to translate the technology into innovative solu-tions for aerospace customers.

JORAMCO PLANS TO SET UP MRO IN INDIA

JORAMCO has more than 50 years of experience, & has built a sound track record as a leading Commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility serving a wide range of customers in the Middle East, Europe, South Asia, Africa, Russia and the CIS countries, offering services on several aircraft models from the Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer fleets. India has yet to become an MRO power-house. Recently, JORAMCO along with an Indian operator is looking forward to set up MRO facility. Such set ups will boost the Indian market and cater the current MRO issues faced by Indian airlines. Many of Indian private carriers are heavily reliant on foreign MRO service providers for maintenance, engine management contracts, component contracts & heavy checks. The need for strong MRO facili-ties in India is very critical as the fleet size of Indian opera-tors is likely to double by 2020.

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VSR700 demonstrator performs first autonomous flights

Airbus Helicopters recently started autonomous flight trials of a VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) demonstra-

tor, paving the way for a first flight of the actual VSR700 prototype in 2018. The OPV is derived from the Helicopters

Guimbal Cabri G2 rotorcraft & a first flight of a prototype is expected to follow in 2018. VSR700 is being developed

jointly by Airbus Helicopters & Helicopters Guimbal.

“The OPV is able to autonomously take-off, hover and perform stabilized flight and maneuvers. It will help us mature

the technologies associated to autonomous flight and confirm the suitability of the Cabri G2 platform for the VSR700,

ahead of the first flight of the prototype next year”, said Regis Antomarchi, head of the VSR700 Programme at Airbus

Helicopters. Low consumption disel engine, fewer resources & less manpower to operate & maintain it makes VSR700

much lower operating cost than a helicopter.

ETIHAD ENGINEERING LOOKS TO EXPANDED PRODUCTION, 3D PRINTING

Etihad Airways Engineering recently received the first EASA certification for Part 21G production granted to a Middle Eastern airline MRO. This will help MRO to provide parts with an EASA Form 1 ARC. Etihad Airways Engineering is be-coming a global parts supplier to the aviation industry. The current EASA approval covers interior soft furnishings such as dress covers, curtains and carpets, composite parts such as floor panels, cargo linings and decompression panels, metallic structure parts such as brackets and other secondary structures and decals for interior and exterior markings. The EASA approval is for all commercial aircraft types in the CS25 category, including Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and Bombardier models. Etihad Airways Engineering focusing on 3D printing and will leverage this new technology under its Production Approval. They are the only airline MRO with EASA approval to design, certify and fly 3D-printed cabin parts.

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NANO AVIATION INDIA (P) LTD (NAPL)

(MRO)

Nano Aviation India (P) Ltd, is DGCA approved MRO (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Organisation) based at Chen-

nai International Airport. The organization has the following work scope in its capability list to render to its bonafide

customers.

PROMOTERS:

Mr. S. Pandian is the Managing Director and Accountable Manager of the Company and Mrs Ramalakshmi Pandian is

the Director.

• Having 3 decades of Aviation experience both in Defense and Civil Aviation avenues.

• Experience in Engineering and Maintenance field.

• Having a Master Degree in Engineering ( Mechanical), with a specialization in Jet Propulsion

and Gas Turbine Plants, and additional qualifications in Management & Aviation Diplomas.

• Two decades of Service in Indian Air Force.

• Worked In Three Premier Aviation Companies In India ( Airdeccan, KFA nd Airworks (AMRO)

in various Engineering And Maintenance Positions, ( Managerial positions in Planning, Safety,

Production ( in BMD) Maintenance Control and Line Station Management

• Well experienced in MRO activities, Third Party Line Maintenance Project and Aircraft Recovery projects, Experi-

ence Gained out of Direct management on the field.

Pandian Started his own Company, Nano AViation in Aug 2013 with his better half as his Partner. Obtained the all Air-

port Security Clearance from Bureau of Civil Aviation Security ( BCAS ) for All and concurrently got the CAR 145 ap-

proval as AMO from DGCA by FEB 2017. Also working on to Augment the scope of approvals for many variants of air-

craft and systems.

Nano Aviation’s Vison is to develop A full fledged MRO for aircraft MRO its ancillary units. FTO and NSOP Wings under

the company fold/As JV.

SERVICES OFFERED:

• Aircraft MRO services up to full scope maintenance of Cessna 152/,172 R/S aircraft. Augmenting the

scope of our Approval and capabilities concurrently for many more variants of aircrafts and systems.

• The Maintenance checks carried out on the aircraft will be as per operator’s/customers approved mainte-

nance program using current applicable maintenance data provided by the operator/customer.

• The services of certified and support staff including the technical and skilled/competent and expertise

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manpower to meet the requirement of the customers

at the designated airports/establishment of the cus-

tomers. For Aircraft Valuation, Technical Audit,

Maintenance and Recovery Supports, Inventory Man-

agement, our Current skilled Techncial team strength

is 40 personnel with varied experience

• Nano Aviation shall Arrange and supply aircraft, air-

craft spares, equipment, tools to bonafide customers

who intend to avail the services of Nano Aviation India

(P) Ltd on lease or hire basis.

• Nano Aviation India (P) Ltd will arrange on lease and sub-lease for all technical support services related to

maintenance and operational requirement for the customers through approved service providers.

• Nano Aviation India (P) Ltd has in its potential the ability to fabricate the GSE tools and equipment re-

quired for maintenance of aircraft.

• Provides services of bonded, rubber, cold and ESDS storage facility at Chennai International Airport.

• Provides engineering vehicles for mobilising equipment and engineering staff, GPU (140KVA), Mobile gen-

set(800 VA), Compressor wash rig etc.

INFRASTRUCTURE:

• Engineering and Maintenance office in LMD building in Apron near Gate number 09 of Chennai International

Airport

• Engineering field office near Gate 06 of Chennai International Airport

• Hangar support facilities from AI maintenance hangar in Chennai Airport

• Corporate office outside the airport ( InChitlapakkam Chennai-64) and for all admin related works.

• Guest House for staff accommodation on need ,free of cost basis ( In Chitlapakkam , Chennai-64)

• Engineeering office outside the airport ( In Pallavaram) and for all engineering / Technical services.

• Engineering vehicles and Ground Power units and full fledged GSE

HUMAN RESOURCE

• MAINTENANCE TEAM: Have 03 Full scope AMEs and 17 Technicians

• QUALITY TEAM: full fledged team of Quality Manager and Team of Technical officers

• QUALITY & SAFETY AUDIT TEAM: experinace d team with well experianced in Maintenace aspects.

• GSE TEAM: Well experianced team of GSE:, for Painting Welding, GSE fabrication and GSE Maintenace.

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ONGOING PROJECTS

Nano Aviation is one of the Partner for the following upcoming projects and sister concerns.

• FTO establishment

• GSE Fabrication unit

• Setting up shop : Battery Shop, NDT Shop; Instrument calibration Lab

• Forming up an NSOP unit

• Expansion to Third Party LMD Support wing to cater the need of Commercial Airlines.

• Taking over a medium size state of the art hangar in an international Airport as company asset for Promoting

our GAMRO activities.

NAPL assures Best services with at most concern of safety and quality aspects and on time delivery.

CONTACT DETAILS

For CEO and Accountabe Manager:

Email : Pandian.s@nanoaviation.in

Mobile : +91 8056258891;

Other Contact :

Email : info@ nanoaviation.in

Tel : +91 44 22233533

Corporate Office :

Nano Aviation India Pvt Ltd

29/45, Gandhi Street, Chitlapakkam -600064

Chennai, India

Ph: +91 44 2256 6100

Engineering Office

Plot No: 25, Chitra Township

Dhargah Road,Jameen Pallavaram

Pallavarm, Chennai

Maintenance Office

I – Floor , Line Maintenance Building

Chennai International Airport

Chennai -600027

+91 44 22566100

GSE & Field Support Office

Porta-Cabin

Gate No:06,Old Airport

Meenambakkam

Chennai-600027

+91 44 22561600

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AIRCRAFT ENGINEER COURSE MAY BECOME DEGREE PROGRAMME

Aircraft maintenance engineers may soon be able to apply for jobs in other industries. The government is consider-

ing to convert the three-year aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) certificate course into a full fledge degree that

will help a trainee to earn a BSc degree at the completion of the course.

Due to the shortage of skilled manpower in the aeronautics sector, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has

directed universities across the country to offer a newly-designed course - BSc (Hons) in aircraft maintenance, un-

der the new choice-based credit system.

A committee of experts, established by the UGC, has already prepared a syllabus for the new course. In a letter

written by UGC secretary Jaspal Sandhu, the committee decided that in aeronautics sector, aircraft maintenance

was particularly affected by shortage of skilled manpower and thus the issue should merit urgent attention of high-

er educational institutions.

"We receive a lot of complaints of AMEs remaining jobless in case they are not hired by airlines," said a senior avia-

tion ministry official. "Since the AME course is a certificate course, the holders of it cannot even apply for other

jobs. We are working to formulate rules to convert it into a BSc degree so that they can become eligible for other

jobs too", said a senior aviation ministry official. The government had also informed that all institutes conducting

the AME course must comply with the norms laid down by the All India Council of Technical Education from the

upcoming batches.

As per the syllabus, there will be two types of courses - core and elective. While there will be 14 papers in the core

course and eight papers in the elective course. In addition, the course would also include ability enhancement

courses which would be further divided into compulsory and elective (skill based) courses. Each of these ability-

enhancement courses would hold two credits each. The compulsory courses include English communication and

environmental science.

The core course includes subjects like Aircraft Structure and Associated Systems, Aerodynamics, Electrical Funda-

mentals, Electronic Fundamentals and Digital Techniques 1, Aircraft Materials and Hardware, Gas Turbine Engine,

Aircraft Maintenance Practices, Aircraft Systems, Avionics, Ground Handling Safety and Support System, Piston En-

gine and Propeller, Rotorcraft and Rotorcraft Autopilot, Transducers and Sensors, Human Factors, Aviation Legisla-

tion, Flight Navigation and Guidance, and Airworthiness Management. The electives include mathematics, physics,

chemistry, corrosion and NDT techniques, composite materials, and quality management system.

Link for Public Notice issued by DGCA http://dgca.nic.in/public_notice/PN-UGC.pdf

A Jet Airways aircraft bound for Mumbai had skidded off the runway at Goa’s Dabolim airport just as it was about to

take off on 27 Dec 2016. Jet Airways successfully recovered the same aircraft and is in operation.

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TOP MANGEMENT APPOINTMENTS

Ashok Gopinath—GMR Aerotech

Ashok Gopinath has been named as CEO of GMR Aero-

tech at Hyderabad from June 2017. He has worked as Vice

President for 2years at Jet Airways with overall responsi-

bilities for Line Maintenance, Base Maintenance, Work

Shops, Technical Purchase and Stores, supporting a fleet

of Boeing B737 -800/900/900ER ,B777-300ER, A330-

200/300, and ATR 500/600. Prior to this he has worked at

SpiceJet as Vice President Engineering & Maintenance

and spend most of his career at Jet Airways holding differ-

ent post from Station Manager, Line Maintenance Manag-

er , General Manager Aircraft Projects to Senior General

Manager Maintenance and Engineering Quality. He has 25

years of total Aviation experience covering various aspect

of Airline Maintenance, Personnel management and Reg-

ulatory compliance. He has been part of management

team for various assignments on Aircraft Sale & leasing,

Staff negotiations, Cost Reduction, Strategic Business de-

velopment and Long term planning to meet Company Ob-

jectives. His expertise inculde Line/Base & Workshop,

Quality Management, Safety, Technical Training ,Aircraft

Projects, Technical Contracts, Regulatory compliance and

international Operations in E & M.

Vinay Dube—Jet Airways

Jet Airways India Ltd on Wednesday named Vinay Dube,

an aviation veteran with close to three decades of experi-

ence, as its chief executive officer (CEO). Dube is currently

senior vice president, Asia Pacific with Delta Air Lines Inc.,

one of the world’s largest and most profitable airlines.

During his decade-long career at Delta, Dube helped the

airline profitably expand its Asia-Pacific business. Dube

was instrumental in Delta’s acquisition of a 3.5 per cent

equity stake in China Eastern Airlines and currently serves

as an observer to the China Eastern Airlines board of di-

rectors. Jet Airways said in a statement, “As the CEO of Jet

Airways, Dube will be responsible for strengthening the

airline's overall business performance and its position in

the domestic and international markets.”

Majeed Walele—Jet AIrways

Majeed Walele is officiating as Head of Maintenance for

Jet Airways. With more than 30 years of experience with

Jet Airways. He started as DGM Technical Services and

worked for 20years. Later has held positions Technical

Service Manager, Head – Line Maintenance & General

Manager-Line Maintenance. His strategic functions in-

cludes budgets, cost reductions, ancillary revenue genera-

tion, audits – review of processes & procedures, manpow-

er mapping, rationalization & utilization and brand devel-

opment. Special Projects include product standardization,

aircraft performance improvements, fuel saving, in-

creased utilization of aircraft & ground time optimization.

Marc Lenz and Michael Sattler - SR Technics

SR Technics, a world leading MRO service provider, has

appointed Jean-Marc Lenz as chief operating officer and

accountable manager, and Michael Sattler as chief com

mercial officer, effective as of June 1, 2017. Jean-Marc will

succeed Frank Walschot, who has joined HNA Group. Jean

Marc Lenz has professional experience of over 30 years.

He started his career as an Aircraft Manitenance Techni-

cian in 1985. Jean Marc was appointed as head of engine

services in March 2015 after holding several management

positions within SR Technics, such as head of line mainte-

nance and head of aircraft services.

Michael Sattler has professional experience of over 25

years. He started his career as an air force cadet in 1984,

serving the German Air Force and NATO for over ten

years. Since then Michael has held different senior leader-

ship positions in organisations such as RUAG Aviation and

Jet Aviation. He joined SR Technics in 2015.

Eric Trappier—ASD

Eric Trappier has been appointed as president of the Aer-

oSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe

(ASD). He has previously worked as chairman & Chief Ex-

ecutive Officer (CEO) of Dassault Aviation. Eric Trappier

joined Dassault Aviation after engineering degree and

spent most of his career in the defence sector of the

French manufacturer. Before assuming the position of

Chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier led Dassault Aviation’s

international activities for several years. He also has been

serving as vice-president of the ASD Board since 2015.

Iwan Joeniarto - Garuda Indoensia

Garuda Indonesia has appointed Iwan Joeniarto as the

new President Director of Garuda Maintenance Facility

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AeroAsia. He will be replacing Julliandra Nurtjahjo who

has been assigned to be Citilink Indonesia’s President

Director in March 2017. Iwan Juniarto was previously the

Director of Engineering and Information Technology

Garuda Indonesia as well as GMF's main commissioner.

Joeniarto who is a career officer of Garuda Indonesia and

GMF has also held the position of Director of Line Opera-

tion, VP Base Maintenance and GM Base Maintenance

Planning & Control at GMF.

GMF aims to achieve $454 million revenue with $69 mil-

lion net profit margin which has been increased after

gained $387 million in 2016 with $58 million net profit

margin. In the 3rd quarter of 2017, GMF also expects to

release its first share to the public. Strengthen by princi-

pal permission to ‘go public’ from the shareholders, GMF

continues the preparation to Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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NEW MEMBERS ONBOARD MAOI

MAOI welcomes its new members onboard and thankful for their support.

1. Mr. N. Nand Kumar from Mumbai.

2. Nano Aviation India Pvt. Ltd. , Chennai

3. Avi-Oil India (P) Ltd., New Delhi

Editor’s Name: Aswathy Rajan

Editorial Office : MRO Association of India, 402 , Wellington Business Park-2, Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai-400059, India.

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