AIESL

AI Engineering Services Limited, known as AIESL, is a Government of India undertaking that provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul. The company describes itself as the biggest DGCA approved MRO set up in India, with a footprint at major airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, Nagpur and Chennai. It maintains Airbus A320 family aircraft, Boeing 737, 747, 777 and 787 aircraft and ATR 72 turboprops.

Cabin and seat repair

• A dedicated cabin and seat repair facility
• The company says it has more than 35 years of experience in cabin work
• More than 100,000 seats have been repaired or overhauled
• Cabin safety and survival equipment is also covered in component overhaul

Maintenance services

• Base maintenance, including C and D checks and phase checks
• Line maintenance at major Indian airports, including transit, daily and weekly checks
• Engine and landing gear changes on many aircraft types
• Hangar space and run-up bays available on a rental basis
• A support team for aircraft on ground requests, available around the clock
• Engineering assistance and certification for foreign carriers at Indian stations

Component and shop capabilities

• Engine overhaul, including CFM56, CF6 and V2500 engines, and APU work
• Hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical components for airframes, engines and landing gear
• Wheel and brake overhaul with automatic eddy current inspection
• Structural repair and a composite repair facility
• Avionics and component repair, described as the largest independent facility of its kind in India
• Non-destructive testing using MPI, X-ray, FPI, UT and ET methods
• A chemical laboratory for testing

Company facts

• Approvals include DGCA, FAA and EASA repair stations
• The Thiruvananthapuram base has EASA Part 145 approval, according to the home page
• Alliance Air is described on the site as a sister concern of AIESL
• Customers named on the site include IndiGo, Druk Air and Blue Dart Aviation

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