90% of our MRO expenses directed to foreign firms: IndiGo to MoCA

Reach out to aircraft equipment makers to set up MROs in India: IndiGo to govt

Approximately 90 per cent of IndiGo’s expenses on aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) are outsourced to foreign companies, leaving only 10 per cent of the business for Indian firms, the airline’s engineering head, S C Gupta, told the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) a few weeks ago.
 

This is primarily because there are no units in India capable of maintaining nacelles, engines, auxiliary power units (APUs), and landing gear, Gupta informed the MoCA, according to its officials.
 

Indian carriers allocate 12-15 per cent of their revenues to MRO, positioning it as the largest expenditure after fuel costs, which account