GMR MRO to conduct technical checks on Bombardier planes

This is the plane maker's first authorised service centre in India

Canada-based Bombardier Commercial Aircraft (BCA) has appointed GMR Aero Technic Limited (GMRAT) of Hyderabad as an authorised service facility (ASF) for its Q400 turboprop.

Under the ASF agreement, which takes effect immediately, GMRAT will offer the Canadian company customers the full range of line and heavy maintenance services from its facilities located at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.

GMRAT has a 27,300 square-metre repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, which is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for line maintenance, and by both EASA and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for heavy maintenance.

“We are very pleased to welcome GMR Aero Technic on board as one of our trusted authorised service facilities - the first in India to provide local Q400 aircraft operators, as well as those in the surrounding regions with maintenance expertise and first-class customer service close to their bases of operations,” Todd Young, BCA's vice president, customer services, stated in a press release on Wednesday.

“Over the last four years, we have been assisting our airline customers with exceptional customer care and expertise, providing them with aircraft maintenance needs and solutions in a timely, cost-effective manner,” said Uday Naidu, GMRAT chief executive officer.

Currently, there are stated to be more than 340 Bombardier commercial aircraft in service with, or ordered by, customers and operators in Asia.