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India’s Airline Fleet Expansion Drives Aircraft Modification Demand
Indian airlines are ordering and receiving many new airplanes.
This is creating work for companies that help change airplanes after delivery.
Eirtech Aviation Services designs and certifies these changes.
Other approved maintenance companies install the changes on the aircraft.
Airlines may want new cabin layouts, better cockpit power, internet or other electronic systems.
Pilots are also using tablets and other electronic devices, increasing demand for special mounts and power systems.
Eirtech says Indian customers often need solutions very quickly.
The company expects India to become an important source of growth over the next three to five years.
India’s rapid airline fleet expansion is increasing demand for aircraft modifications, retrofit solutions and engineering services.
Eirtech Aviation Services designs and certifies modifications, while approved maintenance, repair and overhaul companies carry out physical installations.
Expected needs include cabin layout changes, galley modifications, cockpit power, connectivity, avionics and surveillance systems.
Eirtech reports strong Indian demand for livery services, cockpit power systems and Electronic Flight Bag solutions.
The company has about 130 Supplemental Type Certificates and aims to roughly double its India business within three to five years.
- Who
- Eirtech Aviation Services and Indian airlines are central to the development.
- What
- India’s expanding airline fleets are driving demand for aircraft modifications, retrofit solutions and related engineering services.
- Where
- India, with engineering support from Eirtech Aviation Services in Ireland.
- When
- Demand is expected to grow over the coming years, with Eirtech targeting growth over the next three to five years.
- Why
- New aircraft require post-delivery changes such as cabin, cockpit, connectivity, avionics and surveillance modifications.
Key facts
- Company
- Eirtech Aviation Services
- Company base
- Ireland
- Indian business goal
- Roughly double current India business within three to five years
- Certified solutions
- Around 130 Supplemental Type Certificates
- Reported demand
- Livery services, cockpit power systems and Electronic Flight Bag solutions
- Installation model
- Eirtech designs and certifies modifications; approved MROs or paint shops perform the physical work
Quotes
Anthony Kelly
Vice-president of sales at Eirtech Aviation Services
“The design engineers work very closely with our Indian customers. We take the initial concept, develop the drawings and then prepare the engineering documentation required for the MRO or paint shop to apply the design to the aircraft.”
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“The more we speak with our customers here in India, the clearer it becomes that time is critical. When an airline comes to us, they are often looking for a solution that they needed yesterday.”
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Michael Sattler
President of Eirtech Aviation Services
“The number of aircraft on order and being delivered in India on a monthly basis is ahead of almost anywhere else in the world.”
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