BOEING AND GMR AERO TECHNIC TO

SET UP INDIA’S FIRST BOEING CONVERTED FREIGHTER LINE

BY AYUSHEE CHAUDHARY

GMR AERO TECHNIC IS the first Boeing supplier in India that will have the capability to support future conversions of both domestic and foreign aircraft. Boeing, on March 10, 2023, announced an agreement with GMR Aero Technic to establish a new Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) line in Hyderabad. Boeing’s Chief Strategy Officer Marc Allen stated that the facility will add to Boeing’s $1 billion supply chain sourcing from India and will help support India’s ambitions to become a global cargo hub. With this facility, Boeing’s goal is to service the region, not just India, rather India and beyond.

The collaboration adds to Boeing’s continued investments to support the growth of cargo and help expand complex aircraft modification capabilities and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in India, supporting India’s aspiration to become an aviation, aerospace and an MRO hub for the region.

“Our cooperation with GMR Aero Technic is not only a testimony of the maturation of Indian MROs in the country to support