Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL)
India's largest MRO — A320/737/787 base maintenance; IAF IL-76/Avro support.
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At a Glance
- Headquarters
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Type
- MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul)
- Founded
- 2013 (carved out of Air India)
- India entity
- AIESL, Mumbai (subsidiary of Air India Ltd)
- Listed
- Not applicable (subsidiary of state-owned airline)
- Key India role
- AIESL is India's largest MRO provider, carved out of Air India in 2013. AIESL provides base maintenance, line maintenance, and component MRO for Indian carriers' Airbus A320, Boeing 737, and Boeing 78
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What It Is
AIESL is India's largest MRO provider, carved out of Air India in 2013. AIESL provides base maintenance, line maintenance, and component MRO for Indian carriers' Airbus A320, Boeing 737, and Boeing 787 fleets. For military aerospace, AIESL has supported the IAF's IL-76 and Avro HS-748 fleet base maintenance and has bid for IAF contracts for the C-17 and C-130J MRO work. AIESL is also India's only DGCA-approved engine MRO for the CFM56 and GE90.
Deployments & Procurement
2 documented India deployment(s)/procurement(s).
| Agency | Context | Year | Quantity / Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Air Force | IL-76 base maintenance support | 2015 | Series | [1][2] |
| Indian carriers (IndiGo, Air India, Vistara) | A320/737/787 base maintenance | 2013 | Series | [1][2] |
Open Questions
- Has AIESL secured the C-17 / C-130J MRO contract with the IAF?
- What is AIESL's current order book for military MRO?
Import Dependencies
Not analysed in this dossier.
Sources
- src-01IndicativeAIESL — official site
AIESL official website [Domain root only; demoted to indicative per Atlas source-quality rule.]
- src-02OfficialAIESL services — Indian carriers and IAF
AIESL services page
- src-03CredibleAIESL formation from Air India — Economic Times
Coverage of AIESL formation from Air India