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 a part of the agreement, GHASL will lease land to Safran which is able to construct and function the engine MRO facility for LEAP turbofan engines. The facility, spanning 23.5 acres in GMR Aerospace & Industrial Park, will cowl round 36,500 sqm of built-up house. This facility in Hyderabad would be the largest MRO centre within the Saran plane engines community.
The building of the power will begin in September 2023 and is anticipated to be handed over in December 2024. The operations are set to begin in 2025 and can present employment to about 1,000 staff at its peak operation capability. The facility will function on 100% sustainable inexperienced vitality utilised from the GMR photo voltaic farm.
Mr. Aman Kapoor, CEO GMR Airport Land Development, expressed enthusiasm about Safran’s selection of GMR Industrial Park, highlighting the choice course of and the institution of one of many world’s largest engine MROs. Initially able to servicing 100 engines per yr, the power’s capability is anticipated to regularly improve to roughly 300 engines by 2035, bringing substantial employment alternatives to Telangana State.
Within the SEZ space of GMR Aerospace & Industrial Park, Safran presently operates two industrial amenities for Cable Harnessing and Aircraft Engine Component manufacturing. Additionally, CFM, a three way partnership of Safran with GE, operates an Engine Maintenance coaching facility on the Park.
Mr. Nicolas Potier, vice-president Support & Services of Safran Aircraft Engines, recommended GMR for being chosen as the situation for his or her new MRO store in Hyderabad. Potier emphasised the importance of this MRO mission as a serious funding in Safran’s future in India. The facility will present very important capability to assist airline operations whereas contributing to the enlargement of the aeronautical ecosystem within the Hyderabad International Airport space.
