Aerospace Diary

MEBA CONVENTION NEWS  »  DECEMBER 12, 2012 by    NEELAM MATHEWS Air Works recently commissioned a paint hangar under its Air Livery brand at the Bratislava airport in Slovakia. The facility is booked with work up to next May. December 11, 2012, 1:45 PM Business for general aviation providers in India is generally slow as the economy shows signs of slackening, yet 60-year-old Mumbai-based  Air Works Engineering  is looking at innovative ways to expand its business in India and abroad. “We are now looking at doing heavier checks in India–one of the first in the country–as we will get certification, one-by-one, for the Bombardier series, Bell Helicopters and Hawker Pacific,” managing director Vivek Gour told  AIN . The “deep level of heavy maintenance” will encourage customers to get 8-, 10- and 16-year checks in India rather than at facilities abroad, Gour said. While taxes in India are high, labor is che...

Neelam Mathews Nov 28, 2012 A Norwich International Airport GBP15 million project, called Norwich Aeropark, with 100 acres being developed for aviation-related businesses, will see Air Livery, a subsidiary of  Air Works, the first to move into the park, Aerospace Diary learns. Air Livery facility design at Norwich International airport-  Copyright Feilden and Mawson Last week, a public exhibition was held at the airport exhibiting plans of the business park on the north east corner of the airport. The airport’s CEO, Andrew Bell, said: “It (Air Livery) makes a huge contribution to the airport’s future.” The first phase of the Aeropark has to be submitted in detail, “though the building’s future tenant has been confirmed as Air Livery, a long established refinishing company with extensive experience in repainting all commercial and VIP aircraft. Their new state-of-the-art hangar will comprise of a terrace of 5 hangars which will accompany the company’s  exis...

News Aviation Daily Feb 23 , 2010 , p. 11 Neelam Mathews Air Works Engineering, which has India’s only EASA-approved MRO facility with approvals for Boeing 737 and ATR42/72 aircraft and soon for the Airbus A320, has picked up an 85% stake in Air Livery, U.K. The two companies had announced a 50-50 joint venture in 2008, which this year was boosted to 85% by Air Works to provide dedicated aircraft painting services at its MRO facilities at Hosur Airport in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) with a view to serve the entire Asia-Pacific region. In late 2007, New York-based private investment firm Global Technology Investment and India’s construction company Punj Lloyd each bought a 33% stake in Air Works India, one of the oldest family-owned MROs in India. “We as a family cannot be a family business forever. While this is not a complete buyout, this will expand opportunities for us in India,” said Ravi Menon, director of Air Works. The acquisition will make Air Works India’s first dedicated p...