Adani plans to venture into engine MRO & aircraft conversion space

Besides airports, the diversified conglomerate is also present in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) & pilots training business

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Adani group plans to foray into engine MRO as well as passenger-aircraft-to-freighter (P2F) conversion, as the diversified conglomerate bets big on the domestic aviation market, according to a top group official. Besides airports, the diversified conglomerate is also present in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and pilots training business.

“We have separated the two (aviation). One is the airport infrastructure and the other one is the aircraft services business. So that can include dual use, defence and civilian use. So, between Indamer and Air Works (MROs), we are now combining the platform into a single giant MRO company,” Jeet Adani, Director of Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL), said. Stating that the MRO is a fast-growing segment, Jeet Adani said, “Now we are expanding that as well to increase our capabilities on landing gear, paint, P2F (passenger-to-freighter) conversions, and hopefully at some point, engines’