A special meeting took place between Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and Bombardier Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Martel. The high-level meeting held on Tuesday discussed a transformational partnership aimed at enhancing India's aviation capabilities. Topics including defense sector, aviation services, its maintenance, repair were discussed. Gautam Adani expressed his excitement about the interview with Eric Martel.
In a post on the micro-blogging website, businessman Gautam Adani expressed his excitement about the discussion with Eric Martel. “Together we are trying to build a strong and self-reliant India by promoting the growth of India's aviation sector,” he wrote in his post. India is constantly striving to reduce its dependence on foreign MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) services. This includes challenges faced by airlines such as high operating costs and time-consuming services. Gautam Adani stressed the need to develop a strong domestic MRO ecosystem to deal with these challenges.
Adani Defence and Aerospace, a subsidiary of the Adani Group, is making significant progress in the defence and aerospace sector. According to the company's website, it is committed to enhancing India's military capabilities by deploying cutting-edge defence, aerospace and security solutions globally. Their goal is to develop India as a world-class high-tech defence manufacturing hub in line with the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative.
Developing local MRO service capabilities will reduce airlines' operating costs, speed up turnaround times and enable India to emerge as a hub for aircraft maintenance and services. Not only this, dependence on foreign service providers will be reduced and indigenisation in aviation related sectors will be promoted.
Bombardier, a renowned global aviation company, has special expertise in aircraft design and manufacturing. Known for its 'Challenger' and 'Global' aircraft, Bombardier has built a distinguished reputation for innovation and reliability. The company's products are widely used in civil and military operations. The company also has experience in developing solutions for special-mission roles.