Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Airbus signed a deal to develop maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities for the A-320 family of aircraft in Nashik, Maharashtra, India, on November 9th. By establishing self-reliance in the aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) industry in India, this partnership with the biggest European aircraft manufacturing company would bolster the Made-in-India objective, according to a statement from HAL.
Nashik is now home to HAL and the Airbus MRO facility for A320 aircraft. By November 2024, the MRO facility will be operational and ready for aircraft induction, having obtained the required DGCA authorization. Airbus and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an agreement on November 9 to establish maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities for the A-320 family of aircraft in Nashik, Maharashtra.