Air India’s MRO arm in talks with Vistara, SpiceJet for Boeing 737 contracts
India’s flagship carrier Air India’s maintenance, repairs and operations (MRO) arm, Air India Engineering Services (AIESL) is in talks with Vistara and SpiceJet to enter into long-term MRO contracts for maintenance of the airlines’ Boeing 737 fleet, sources said. The entity already maintains GoAir’s Airbus A320 fleet. However, company officials said they are ‘treading cautiously’ on long-term contracts ahead of disinvestment plans.
Officials of AIESL said they are unable to chalk out long-term plans for AIESL in the wake of the upcoming divestment of the airline. In a recent response in Parliament, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the government plans to sell 100% in Air India and is in the process of inviting expressions-of-interest.
