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Boeing Partners with AIESL for Component MRO to Support Indian P-8I Fleet

  • Boeing partnering with AI Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) to invest in local maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities.
  • First Indian Navy P-8I landing gear overhauled in-country.
Delhi, India August 13, 2024 Photo(s): By Boeing
Commemorating the successful completion of the first Indian Navy P-8I landing gear overhaul in India. (Standing Left to Right): Nikhil Joshi, Managing Director, Boeing Defence India; Ashwani Bhargava, Senior Director, Supply Chain, Boeing India; Commodore Ramesh Menon, Commodore (Aircraft Systems Engineering), Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (MoD); Sunil Arora, Deputy General Manager (Retd.), AI Engineering Services Limited; and Sharad Agarwal, CEO, AI Engineering Services Limited.

Boeing and AIESL have partnered to provide in-country overhaul services of critical components for the Indian Navy's fleet of 12 Boeing P-8I aircraft. As part of the partnership, the first landing gear overhaul of a P-8I aircraft was recently completed at INS Rajali.This is a first in India and reflects the growth inIndia's indigenous capabilities for undertaking complex Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services.

"Through this partnership with AIESL, we continue to make strategic investments in India's MRO capabilities that enhance mission readiness rates for the Indian Navy. Developing local MRO capabilities is critical for reducing repair turnaround time and aircraft downtime, thereby improving the mission readiness of customer fleets," said Salil Gupte, president, Boeing India and South Asia.

The Boeing P-8I, a multi-role Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti-Submarine Warfare (LRMR ASW) aircraft, is integralto the Indian Navy's maritime surveillance missions in the Indian Ocean.

Sharad Agarwal, CEO, AI Engineering Services Limited, said "We are proud to partner with Boeing, and for successfully completing the landing gear overhaul of the P-8I aircraft, a first in India. It is a significant step towards India's aspirations to become the regional hub for MRO services."

The Boeing India – AIESL partnership is the latest development under the Boeing India Repair Development and Sustainment (BIRDS) hub program. The BIRDS hub is a local network of suppliers working to build a robust MRO ecosystem for defence and commercial aircraft, which aims to establish industry benchmarks in India for maintenance and repair, platform availability, customer satisfaction, and rapid turnaround time. An important aspect of the hub is training programs to increase skilled manpower by developing sub-tier suppliers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to build top-tier MRO capabilities in India.