MRO: MRO in India by Airbus

European aircraft maker Airbus has clarified that a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, which it is obliged to set up in India will come up in a very short while. For Airbus India, it is the third largest market where it commands over 70 per cent market share. The delay in setting up the MRO facility was due to our inability to find a partner. However, we now have a private partner, identified the location and we are soon to start work on the proposed facility," said Kiran Rao, Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Airbus. On the question of whether the MRO facility will include engine overhaul, Rao said that the MRO would only deal with the airframe as engines are not manufactured by Airbus.