Boeing, GMR to set up India's 1st freighter conversion line
Business Standard|March 11, 2023
Boeing has selected GMR Aero Technic to carry out conversion of Boeing 737 passenger aircraft into freighters, giving a major fillip to the fledgling maintenance repair and overhaul industry in the country.
ANEESH PHADNIS Mumbai, 10 March
Boeing, GMR to set up India's 1st freighter conversion line

GMR group's facility in Hyderabad will become the fourth Boeing-approved facility globally after China, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom. MRO facilities in Israel and the United States also carry out similar works but Boeing has a far higher market share in the passenger to freighter conversion business.

In a press release, the GMR group said it bagged the contract through a global competitive bidding process. "With the rise in the Indian aviation industry, MRO services in India have become one of the fastest growing market globally. The partnership with Boeing reaffirms our capability to provide world class MRO services and further contribute to the Make in India initiative," said Ashok

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