Maintenance and Modifications
Airline MROs Feel Squeeze but Still See Opportunity In India
Shrinking fleets at struggling Indian carriers such as Kingfisher have squeezed revenues for MRO providers
Air France KLM’s Engineering & Maintenance division sees continued growth in India’s troubled airline industry.
Air France KLM’s Engineering & Maintenance division sees continued growth in India’s troubled airline industry.

The decline of India’s Kingfisher Airlines, whose fleet has shrunk to 18 aircraft from 66, hasn’t only served to push air fares upward due to declining capacity in a high-demand market. At the same time it has reduced business for suppliers and airline service providers, such as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) groups. For example, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI/KLM E&M) fell victim to default on payments by Kingfisher, under the terms of a component support agreement covering its long-haul operations.