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 Dec 11, 2012 Dubai-based Empire Aviation, a new subsidiary of Air Works India Eng., has taken management of its first business jet - a Challenger 300 -  that will be based at HAL Airport in Bangalore, where Empire Aviation will officially inaugurate its office on Dec 12. This is the first of two business jets to be delivered to Empire Aviation in 2012. Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group, a sister company within the Air Works group, already operates the largest managed fleet of business jets in the Middle East with over 20 aircraft under management. "The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a high performance super midsize corporate jet, offering transcontinental range, sophisticated technology and high levels of comfort, as well as rugged reliability, cost effective maintenance and strong residual values. So, it is a very good asset for an aircraft owner,”  Paras Dhamecha, executive director of Empire Aviation said.