HYDERABAD: Third party MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) player Air Works India Engineering Pvt Ltd has joined hands with auto designer Dilip Chhabria (DC) to foray into the aircraft refurbishment market with customized and made-in-India interiors.
The company unveiled a DC-designed prototype of a mid-sized business jet's interiors , which is also the first indigenously designed and built concept, at the India Aviation 2012 hoopla here on Wednesday. Showcasing the prototype , developed at a cost of over Rs 2 crore at the DC Design studio in Pune, iconic designer Dilip Chhabria said that the bespoke interiors for private jets would be conceptualized and designed based on customer preferences.
Air Works managing director Vivek Gour said that with this foray the company was eyeing the growing market for bespoke interiors aboard private jets in India. "There is a large market for aircraft interiors in India with a market spend of around $150-200 million. But as there are no local interiors providers currently in India all jets have to go abroad for the purpose. This foray will change that and also help save foreign exchange." According to Gour, the company was in talks with 2-3 corporate customers for which DC was already involved with ideas. He pointed out that there were currently 100 business jets in operation in India and Air Works was eyeing the top 50 business houses as potential customers for its refurbishment business. "We can also cater to refurbishment needs of bigger aircraft if required," Gour added.
"Our plan is to leverage our airframe, avionics and now interior refurbishment capabilities to collectively provide customers with an option to upgrade their aircraft to help them improve their flying experience as well as value of their aircraft ," Gour added.
Set up in 1951, Air Works is an aviation services provider that maintains 50 aircraft types for over 100 customers across 15 maintenance locations across India.
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The company unveiled a DC-designed prototype of a mid-sized business jet's interiors , which is also the first indigenously designed and built concept, at the India Aviation 2012 hoopla here on Wednesday. Showcasing the prototype , developed at a cost of over Rs 2 crore at the DC Design studio in Pune, iconic designer Dilip Chhabria said that the bespoke interiors for private jets would be conceptualized and designed based on customer preferences.
Air Works managing director Vivek Gour said that with this foray the company was eyeing the growing market for bespoke interiors aboard private jets in India. "There is a large market for aircraft interiors in India with a market spend of around $150-200 million. But as there are no local interiors providers currently in India all jets have to go abroad for the purpose. This foray will change that and also help save foreign exchange." According to Gour, the company was in talks with 2-3 corporate customers for which DC was already involved with ideas. He pointed out that there were currently 100 business jets in operation in India and Air Works was eyeing the top 50 business houses as potential customers for its refurbishment business. "We can also cater to refurbishment needs of bigger aircraft if required," Gour added.
"Our plan is to leverage our airframe, avionics and now interior refurbishment capabilities to collectively provide customers with an option to upgrade their aircraft to help them improve their flying experience as well as value of their aircraft ," Gour added.
Set up in 1951, Air Works is an aviation services provider that maintains 50 aircraft types for over 100 customers across 15 maintenance locations across India.
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