Safran Aircraft Engine Services India (SAESI) Inaugurates New Centre in Hyderabad
Honourable Prime Minister Shri
@narendramodi virtually inaugurated the LEAP Engine MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) Centre being set up by French aerospace major Safran at the GMR AeroPark (SEZ) near Shamshabad.
He also laid the foundation stone for the new MRO unit for the M88 engine, which is used in Rafale aircraft.
Those present on the occasion included Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Union Minister
@RamMNK , and Minister
@OffDSB Sridhar Babu.
Honourable Chief Minister Sri A.
@revanth_anumula expressed pride in welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to this landmark event. He congratulated
@SAFRAN for choosing Hyderabad for such a significant investment and thanked the company for its trust and continued partnership with Telangana.
The Chief Minister stated that the new facility marks an important milestone in Telangana’s growth in the aerospace and defence sector. He highlighted that this is the first-ever Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Centre for LEAP engines in India. Created with an investment of ₹1,300 crore, the centre will employ over 1,000 skilled technicians and engineers, while also generating new business opportunities for local MSMEs and precision engineering firms.
He noted that the foundation stone was also laid today for Safran’s M88 Military Engine MRO, which will support both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
The Chief Minister emphasized that Hyderabad has emerged as a major aerospace and defence hub, home to more than 25 major global companies and over 1,500 MSMEs. He added that Telangana’s progressive industrial and MSME policies are ranked among the best in India.
He said that Hyderabad’s world-class infrastructure, aerospace parks and SEZs continue to attract mega investments from leading global companies, making the city a top choice for highly complex precision engineering projects. He noted that Hyderabad is already a preferred destination for companies such as Safran, Boeing, Airbus, Tata, and Bharat Forge for manufacturing and R&D activities, and has become one of India’s leading MRO and aero-engine hubs.
The Chief Minister highlighted that Telangana’s aerospace and defence exports doubled last year, reaching ₹30,742 crore in just nine months, surpassing the state’s pharma exports for the first time. Telangana has consistently won the Best State Award for Aerospace from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, and Hyderabad has been ranked No. 1 globally in cost-effectiveness by Financial Times’ Aerospace Cities of the Future rankings.
He underscored that skilling is a key factor in attracting aerospace investments. Telangana has upgraded 100 Industrial Training Institutes into Advanced Technology Centres in partnership with Tata Technologies, ensuring youth are job-ready for advanced manufacturing. He added that the Young India Skills University is offering specialized training in aircraft maintenance and invited Safran to be a lead partner in aerospace and MRO skilling initiatives.
Reaffirming Telangana’s commitment to supporting partners like Safran with world-class infrastructure, the Chief Minister spoke about the upcoming Bharat Future City, being developed across 30,000 acres as a planned, fully green, net-zero global destination—India’s answer to New York, Tokyo, Dubai and Singapore.
He extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to attend the “Telangana Rising 2047 – Global Summit” at Bharat Future City on December 8 and 9, where the state’s long-term vision will be unveiled. Telangana aims to become a $1 trillion economy by 2035 and a $3 trillion economy by 2047.
The Chief Minister also appealed to the Prime Minister to declare the Bengaluru–Hyderabad corridor as an official Defence and Aerospace Corridor, which, he said, would significantly contribute to Viksit Bharat.
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