Boeing India has partnered with AI Engineering Services (AIESL) to enhance aircraft maintenance training activities in India. As a part of the deal, Boeing will provide extensive support—including training materials, aids and instructor guidance—to bolster AIESL’s training programs. Meanwhile, AIESL will leverage its infrastructure and personnel expertise while obtaining regulatory approval from India’s Civil Aviation Regulation 147 authority to administer maintenance training for its clientele.

To put things in perspective, Boeing has projected a significant demand of approximately 34,000 maintenance technicians in India by 2042 in its 2023 Pilot and Technician Outlook. Taking a cue from these alarming figures, Boeing and AIESL have ventured to find a common ground to create an industry-ready workforce for the future.

Expressing optimism, Sharad Agarwal AIESL’s chief executive, underscored the company’s commitment to supporting the training requirements of approximately 100 engineers annually, thereby bolstering the aviation sector’s talent pool.

Chris Broom, vice president of commercial training solutions at Boeing Global Services, anticipates that this partnership is well positioned to provide high-quality maintenance training while contributing to the overall safety and efficiency of aviation in India. “The collaboration with AIESL strengthens and supports the development of Boeing's customer-focused capability in the region,” adds Broom.

The collaboration is the latest initiative under the Boeing India Repair Development and Sustainment hub program.

Elsewhere in India, GMR Aero Technic recently opened its GMR School of Aviation in partnership with Airbus to create industry-ready aircraft maintenance technicians for India in the next five years, when the demand will be at its peak.