Our Legacy Is Our Strength
A rich and vast history adds to our experience and enables us to understand you better.1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001-2010
2011-2020
2021-2030
1956-1960
Started maintaining the first few aircraft acquired in the country by leading industrialists of the time such as Dakota DC3s and Twin-Beech aircraft Birla Group (Late G.D Birla)
1951-52
Air Works founded in Mumbai on 16th April, 1951 by two pioneering aviation enthusiasts – Late Mr. B.G. Menon and Late Mr. P.S. Menon, with maintenance and overhaul work on a few DC-3s.
1966-1970
Secure major maintenance contracts from Ariana Afghan Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines and Iran Air.
1961-1965
Reconfigured a DC-3 aircraft for payload testing of SLV-I and SLV-II by ISRO.
1976-1980
Enhances capability and competency to undertake modifications on Dakotas. Works with ISRO, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) among other Government organizations, for various projects such as seeding mountain slopes for afforestation, payload testing for Aryabhatta, Modified and reconfigured Dakotas belonging to several State Governments from the standard 28-seaters to a business version Started operations at Delhi for managing Dakotas of DGCA for calibration of airfields. Began operations at Chennai to manage the Dakotas of The Hindu group which were used for ferrying newsprint Air Works transitions from turbine-driven aircraft to Jets.
1971-1975
Ravi Menon joins Air Works In an industry first, modified DC-3 aircraft belonging to IITM for conducting cloud seeding experiments for artificial rain Secures a Non-Scheduled Operators Permit (NSOP) to use them for special missions, charters and cargo operations. Acquires a couple of SkyMaster DC-4 aircraft and reconfigures them for cargo operations to transport fruits, vegetables, meat and livestock to the Middle East. These operations continued until 1980. Undertakes aerial survey and photography on behalf of the Govt. for Pokhran
1982
Awarded contract to undertake major checks on the Boeing 707 aircraft operated for the Cabinet Secretariat
2000
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Hawker Beechcraft
1998
Conducted the first DGCA-certified Ground Proximity Warning System installation on a corporate aircraft in India in 1998.
1997
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Rockwell Collins
1993
Establishes an airline division in a tie up with Jet Airways, to set up capability to provide engineering, maintenance and support services for 2 years to maintain Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
1992
Awarded contract to undertake major checks on the Boeing 707 aircraft operated for the Cabinet Secretariat
2010
August
SA Air Works India set up via joint venture with Scandinavian Avionics, Denmark for Avionics
February
Acquires 85% stake in Air Livery UK Plc. - Europe’s leading aircraft refinishing company. Begins transformation into a professionally managed company Receives fresh investments from PE firm New Enterprise Associate (NEA) and GTI
2009
November
Hosur maintenance hangar receives EASA certification
May
Receives approval from DGCA for MRO of Boeing 737 series of planes in India fitted with CFM-56-7 series engines, along with that of turbo-prop aircraft Begins construction of wide body hangar at Hosur Becomes first Indian MRO company to undertake airline maintenance in the country – signs contract with Kingfisher Airlines for ATR fleet Appointed by Honeywell (Aerospace) International to provide sales and service support for Honeywell products, covering the Indian Sub-Continent
January
Appointed by Agusta Westland as an Authorized Service Partner in India for servicing its helicopters. Capability enhanced to include ATR 42 and 72 and Q400 aircraft. Air Works becomes India’s largest, independent General Aviation and MRO company in India with presence at 12 airports to manage comprehensive services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft
2008
May
Sets up the India’s first DGCA approved, 3rd party, airline maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Hosur, signing a 25-year lease
2007
Sets up the India’s first DGCA approved, 3rd party, airline maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Hosur, signing a 25-year lease
2005
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Bell for ASEAN region
2004
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Bombardier
2003
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Dassault
2002
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Embraer
2001
Becomes a Customer Service Facility for Gulfstream
2020
September
Wins Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at Aviation Week’ APAC MRO Awards
August
Celebrate 50 Years of Rotary Wing Maintenance
March
Countrywide lockdown begins March 20
2019
December
Adds 25th Line Maintenance customer (VietJet)
October
Receive the first B737 from the Indian Navy Divests stake in Empire Aviation and Argus
September
10th EASA Audit completed successfully at Hosur
2016
Acquires stake in Argus (US-based business, providing audit services and training services for flight safety and drone operations)
2015
December
Wins ICONIC Insights Award from IDC
November
Empire Aviation launches aircraft management operations in Hong Kong and wins Aircraft Management Service Provider Of The Year Award
September
Wins the prestigious DataQuest Award
July
Forges strategic partnership with Acumen Aviation, entering the commercial aircraft asset management business)
March
Wins NetApp Innovation Award Currently maintains 42 aircraft types in India under Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval. Presence at 12 airports across India and 5 airports in the UK. ISO 9001-2000, ISO 14001-2000, AS9100 and OHSAS 18001 certified
2014
November
Signs on Thomas Cook and Texel Air as customers
September
Oman Air and Vistara becomes Air Works’ customers
May
Enters into a JV (Air Works Nepal) with Yaksa Investment of Nepal to provide maintenance services to international and domestic airlines operating out of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Painting hangar at Hosur receives EASA approval.
2013
December
Adds Finnair, Flyme and Saudia as customers
November
Strengthens relationship with Boeing & Co., for projects with Indian Navy Acquires Aero Technique Espace (ATE) - French aircraft repainting company based in Chateauroux and Toulouse, via Air Livery, adding green aircraft painting to the service portfolio.
January
Launches Cabin interiors or Aircraft Appearance Division, basis DGCA approval Gains Royal Jordanian as a customer
2012
November
Druk Air, Maldivian and Qatar Airways becomes Air Works’ customers
May
Adds Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, Sri Lankan, and Air Mandalay as customers Opens JAI as new Line Maintenance station Acquires strategic stake in Empire Aviation Group – a leading aircraft management services company in Dubai Becomes India’s first EASA-certified Business Aviation MRO
2011
Adds Aerologic as a customer
Receives the prestigious Aviation Week’s ‘Leading Independent MRO Of The Year 2011’ Award
2023
April
Air Works expands MRO footprint to South Asia, offers International Line Maintenance at Kathmandu, Nepal
March
Another India first! Air Works completes first End-of-Lease check of an A320neo, in India
February
An India first! Air Works completes LU-192 monthly checks on Embraer 600
January
Awarded the Best MRO Services Award by ASSOCHAM, for the 2nd successive year..
2022
September
Air Works wins a consecutive Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at Aviation Week’ APAC MRO Awards
May
Air Works expands line maintenance network to Dubai, partners with UAE-based Mach Technik to offer aviation services in the Middle East.
March
Air Works welcomes our first #A321NEO to Hosur for maintenance.
February
Air Works deploys of mSights indigenously designed business analytical tool
January
Air Works launch three-dimensional USP® program (Unnati, Samriddhi & Pragati)
2021
December
Air Works unveils new brand identity with refreshed logo
May
3d printing services for Aerospace & Defense market; Air Works teams up with Objectify Technologies
March
Inauguration of state-of-the-art MRO facility at The Cochin International Airport
January
Successful completion of maiden Redelivery project with IndiGo
