GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ Limited (GHASL), a subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL), has signed a land lease agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines Services India Pvt. Ltd (SAESIPL), a subsidiary of Safran, headquartered in Paris, France. As part of the agreement, GHASL will lease land to Safran which will build and operate the engine MRO facility for LEAP turbofan engines. The facility, spanning 23.5 acres in GMR Aerospace & Industrial Park, will cover around 36,500 sqm of built-up space. This facility in Hyderabad will be the largest MRO centre in the Saran aircraft engines network.
The construction of the facility will commence in September 2023 and is expected to be handed over in December 2024. The operations are set to commence in 2025 and will provide employment to about 1,000 workers at its peak operation capacity. The facility will operate on 100% sustainable green energy utilised from the GMR solar farm.
Mr. Aman Kapoor, CEO GMR Airport Land Development, expressed enthusiasm about Safran’s choice of GMR Industrial Park, highlighting the selection process and the establishment of one of the world’s largest engine MROs. Initially capable of servicing 100 engines per year, the facility’s capacity is expected to gradually increase to approximately 300 engines by 2035, bringing substantial employment opportunities to Telangana State.
