To understand
the background to our current position,
we should start with the original aviation
player in India, Air Works India Engineering.
Air Works
India (AWI) is one of the oldest aviation-based
companies in India. It was founded by
the Late Mr. B.G. Menon and Mr. P.S. Menon
in 1951. This makes it an even older entity
than Air India or Indian Airlines!
Throughout its 53 years of existence,
it has relentlessly focused on aircraft
maintenance and allied services, building
a great reputation for its technical expertise
and professional excellence. The “Air
Works’ name is very well-known in
the aviation sector ,both nationally as
well as internationally.
Our current capability is to service/maintain
23 different kinds of aircraft, as certified
by DGCA. We service/maintain all kinds
of aircraft, from helicopters, to turboprops
and the latest business jets like GulfStream
and Global Express. Our customer list
reads like the who’s-who of Indian
business: Reliance, Tatas, AV Birla Group,
Raymonds (JK), Finolex , Govts of Maharashtra/Gujarat
etc.
Another little known fact: Jet Airways’
maintenance facilities were started and
run by Air Works for the first five years,
from 1993 onwards.
Air Works have been informally involved
in a technical and commercial advisory
capacity on aircraft deals for a long
time. For example, Reliance’s purchase
of the Global Express 16-seater jet (the
most modern and expensive business jet
operating in India now) was jointly coordinated
by Reliance Aviation deptt., and Air Works.
We handled the pre and final inspection
checks, managed its movement from Canada
to India (Mumbai), assisted in the Registration
and obtained the Certificate of Airworthiness
from DGCA. The Indian formalities were
completed very quickly.
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