Paris Airshow: APU overhaul and testing centre to open in India

RSR Aviation Services of India and Alpha Aircraft Systems of the USA have entered into an agreement to get into the MRO sector by opening an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) facility in India.

RSR Aviation Services of India and Alpha Aircraft Systems of the USA have entered into an agreement to get into the MRO sector by opening an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) facility in India. Image: IndiGo

The companies plan for the facility to be open by the second quarter of 2026 under the Atama Nirbhar Bharat – Make in India programme of Indian Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi.

Under the agreement, RSR Aviation and Alpha Aircraft Systems will jointly set up an APU overhaul and testing centre in India, preferably in a designated aerospace industrial cluster in India.

“It is indeed an honour to sign the agreement at the Paris Air Show. Alpha Aircraft System is a pioneer in APU MRO based in the USA and has agreed to handhold our company for setting up of an APU MRO Centre in India under the vision of our Prime Minister Make-in-India. RSR staff would be trained by Alpha Aircraft in the USA, along with transfer of technology to build the APU centre in India,” said Suresh Rahangdale, director of RSR Aviation Services.

“We always wanted to have a strong base in India. Our agreement with RSR Aviation will help in achieving our goal. I am sure this would be an important milestone for us. Cheers to the team who made it happen”, said Israel Leppe, chief executive officer, Alpha Aircraft System.

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