The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has signed an agreement with Air Works to undertake Third Party Line Maintenance (TPLM) services.
BIAL is now the first ever airport operator in India to offer this service.
Air works is a DGCA approved, UAE - Gulf Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)-certified and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)-certified service provider.
“The airport currently handles approximately 310 Air Traffic Movements per day and line maintenance is critical for the airline turnaround operations. Under this agreement, we are catering to the demand of airlines in delivering world-class services with a much more economical option at this airport,” said Marcel Hungerbuehler, President, BIAL.
TPLM will aid BIAL in providing line maintenance services that are certified and at cost effective prices to airlines and also offering services such as trouble-shooting, defect rectification, component replacement and scheduled maintenance and/or checks including visual inspections.
“TPLM offering at the airport can be supported by the MRO services from our existing Airline MRO facility at Hosur, certified for Airbus 320, Boeing 737 and ATR 42/72 family base maintenance for AOG assistance,” said K V Krishnan, director, engineering, Airline MRO, Air Works.