Horizon Aerospace has won a contract with Boeing for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of three key Boeing defence platforms in India — the P-8I operated by the Indian Navy, the C-17 Globemaster and VIP B737 transport fleet operated by the Indian Air Force. Horizon says this strategic collaboration aims to grow capabilities in India in the areas of wheels and brakes MRO of IAF and Navy maintainers.
Horizon Aerospace group president (Defsys Solution) Per Smedegaard said: “The collaboration with Boeing strengthens and enriches our existing relationship. The enhanced collaboration underscores the growing international recognition for Horizon’s capabilities in the aerospace and defence domain. We are proud to partner with Boeing and excited, to have been chosen to work with them on such prestigious and critical projects that build as well as test India’s indigenous MRO capabilities.”
Horizon Aerospace (India) has been a part of the Safran SPOT network, and a part of Ecoservices (Pratt & Witney & S. T Aerospace JV) networks.
Boeing India director (supply chain management) Ashwani Bhargava said: “This collaboration enriches our partnership with Horizon Aerospace, brings them aboard our Boeing India Repair Development and Sustainment (BIRDS) hub initiative, and is an important milestone as we continue to grow supplier-partner collaboration in India, for India.”
