Airbus to set up repair facility in Nagpur

Mumbai: Airbus Industrie has approached the state government to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility near Nagpur.
State minister for industries Ashok Chavan said: "Government is studying an Airbus proposal to set up an MRO facility in the state."
The rush to invest in Nagpur was triggered by civil aviation minister Praful Patel's plan to convert the Orange City, the geographic centre of India, into an international cargo hub. As a first step, he initiated a plan to build an airport for cargo operations.
Cargo carriers are expected to get another shot in the arm when the many special economic zones (SEZs) that have been proposed go on stream. It is expected that aircraft dedicated exclusively to cargo will go up to 550 in the near future from the current 10-15.
16/11/06 Baiju Kalesh/Times of India

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