Boeing, GMR Aero Technic to set up India’s first freighter conversion line

Boeing has selected GMR Aero Technic to carry out conversion of Boeing 737 passenger aircraft into freighters, giving a major fillip to the fledgling maintenance repair and overhaul industry in the country.

GMR group’s facility in Hyderabad will become the fourth Boeing-approved facility globally after China, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom. MRO facilities in Israel and the United States also carry out similar works but Boeing has a far higher market share in the passenger to freighter conversion business.

In a press release, the GMR group said it bagged the contract through a global competitive bidding process. “With the rise in the Indian aviation industry, MRO services in India have become one of the fastest growing market globally.