A $150 million aero engine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility that Safran has decided to establish in Hyderabad will be the French aerospace major’s largest globally, employ up to 1,000 people and expected to become operational in 2025.
“Through creation of our largest maintenance and repair centre for commercial engines we are also paving the way to expand our MRO activities in India to military engines,” Group CEO Olivier Andries said at inauguration of Safran Aircraft Engines and Safran Electrical & Power plants, in the GMR Aerospace and Industrial Park near the international airport here, by Industries and IT Minister K. T. Rama Rao.
President, Safran Aircraft Engines, Jean-Paul Alary said the plan is to create a 35,000 square metre MRO, including a test bed, in the vicinity of the airport. By 2030-35, the facility is expected to have a capacity to restore performance of 300 engines a year and employ up to 1,000 people.
