Gurugram,22nd April, 2025:
AIR WORKS Group, one of India’s oldest and biggest MRO and aviation services major, has recently completed 75 years of its presence in India. It was on 16th April 1951, that Air Works’ founders – (Late) Mr. BG Menon and (Late) Mr. PS Menon, laid the foundation of what has today become the “Indian MRO industry” – by commencing operations at the Mumbai International Airport.
Beginning with maintenance of Douglas DC-3s and DC-4s on behalf of leading industrialists and international airlines flying to India, Air Works eventually established a powerful and comprehensive portfolio of aviation Engineering and Maintenance services that spanned over 50 different types of aircraft (General Aviation) at a time, including forging strong and meaningful relationships with several global OEMs.
During the journey, Air Works founders’ also established a specialized Academy to train and produce highly skilled aircraft maintenance professionals in the early 80s, ahead of time.
Air Works also set up the first EASA-approved, private Commercial aircraft maintenance facility at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, diversifying its business to include maintenance of Commercial aircraft within Indian shores, boosting indigenous MRO capabilities significantly. In 2011-12, Air Works also entered the Defense MRO business by forging a strategic partnership with Boeing for maintaining BBJ aircraft for Heads of State.As one of the key player in the Indian Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) industry, Air Works has an enviable customer mix that includes Indian and regional airlines, lessors, airlines and cargo operators, OEMs and Defense forces.
“The entire company is thrilled to celebrate this momentous and record-breaking, once-in-a-lifetime milestone,” said D Anand Bhaskar, MD & CEO, Air Works Group. He further added, “Our journey has been one of passion, perseverance, and professionalism, driven by the commitment of our founding fathers’ to continue serving the evolving needs of our customers and those of the overarching aviation industry. None of this would however be possible without the support and dedication of every one of our 1600+ employees, our customers and partners. Turning 75 isn’t just a company achievement – but a collective tribute to the faith and commitment of every member of the Air Works family.”
Sharing his experiences with young colleagues, Ravi Menon, Director, Air Works Group, remarked, “We never imagined surviving such a long journey in this dynamic industry, or of ever growing from 50-100 member team to become a family of 1600+ today. Our greatest advantage is our culture and family values that foster collaboration, trust, and transparency, together with the unique opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the finest, most passionate and sought after minds in the field of aviation engineering & maintenance, across our pan-India network. The developments over the past year at Air Works have made us even more agile, and we’re raring to go.”
Echoing Ravi’s sentiments, D Anand Bhaskar said, “Air Works’ ability to continually adapt and transform has been our greatest strength. 75 is an inflection point, and we stand re-vitalized and busy, re-inventing for tomorrow. Even as it has been a personal honor to have led Air Works Group while reaching this ground- breaking milestone, I strongly believe that with the host of initiatives in our pipeline, Air Works will undoubtedly remain at the center of aviation and MRO opportunities for those desirous of being in the thick of action, with many more exciting stories to be told. In closing, and on behalf of every Air Works family member, I remain indebted to everyone who has been part of our exciting yet arduous journey, including our customers, regulators, the government, our partners, and aviation OEMs who’ve believed in us.”
