Adani Defence plans MRO for narrow-body aircraft engines

New Delhi: Adani Defence and Aerospace expects to firm up plans for an MRO for engines powering narrow-body commercial planes in the next 18 months, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

India is one of the world's fastest growing civil aviation markets and the country's commercial aircraft fleet is projected to triple to 2,250 over the next decade.

The country is also expected to become a hub for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) activities.


Adani Defence and Aerospace CEO Ashish Rajvanshi said that plans will be firmed up in the next 18 months for setting up an MRO for narrow-body commercial plane engines.

Once that MRO is set up, a Final Assembly Line (FAL) for the engines can also be looked at, he said.

He was speaking at the Aviation India and South Asia 2026 conference in the national capital.

In a report in January, aircraft maker Airbus said the market for airframes, engines and components is set to triple to $9.5 billion by 2035.

Last year, Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd (ADSTL) acquired leading private sector MRO player Air Works.