BIAL in pact with AirWorks

The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which operates the Bengaluru International Airport, today signed an agreement with AirWorks, an aviation services provider, to undertake third party line maintenance (TPLM) services.

The agreement also makes BIAL the first airport operator in India to offer the service. TPLM is a function performed generally by an external agency other than the airline or the airport for aircraft maintenance.

In the present scenario this function is performed solely by the airlines or through affiliated airlines with no other available options. The airport currently handles approximately 310 air traffic movements per day and line maintenance is critical for the airline’s turnaround operations.