As per the agreement, IA will set up the facility by transferring its existing operations at the Begumpet airport in the city. The MRO will commence operations around the time the new airport starts operations in the first quarter of 2008.GHIAL will invest and build connecting taxiway, apron and engine run-up bay as common facilities for the MRO, the company stated in a press release here on Thursday. The facility at Begumpet airport handles the initial maintenance checks on IA’s Airbus-320 aircraft. IA will render similar service to its aircraft as well as those belonging to Air-India at the new facility. Indian Airlines has similar facilities at Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata airports.

Indian Airlines will set up the facility by transferring its existing operations at the Begumpet airport in the city Last week, Lufthansa Technik of Germany, a leading provider of MRO services, had announced setting up of an MRO facility at the new airport in association with GHIAL to serve the maintenance requirements of Indian carriers.