The Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) has proposed to set up an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility at Ankleshwar, with an initial budgetary allocation of Rs. 20 crore, said Director-Civil Aviation of Gujarat, Capt. Ajay Chauhan.
At a showcase of its activities at the ongoing India Aviation 2016 here, he said the MRO that existed in Ahmedabad was equipped to handle ‘tip-to-toe’ maintenance of Legacy Aircraft and was an authorised service facility of Embraer and Bombardier aircraft. The new one proposed was planned to be able to accommodate two large aircraft and three smaller ones and would be a Greenfield airport dedicated to MRO and cargo.
As for the selection of Ankleshwar as the location, he said it was done so keeping in mind the fact that it was a prominent industrial area and also because of its proximity to Mumbai. The GUJSAIL, he said, operated under the autonomous regulatory body of the State government, the Director-General of Civil Aviation. The move to set up an MRO coincided with that of developing an airstrip at the location.
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Capt. Ajay said that GUJSAIL would also establish an Airborne Law Enforcement (ALE) division for policing activities. Also, he said a Centre of Excellence was also coming up to handle the human resources needs of the aviation sector in the State. Siemens would supply the hardware and software required for the Centre.