ENA State 2023-08-18 16:13:54 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Greater Noida, Aug 18 (KNN)</strong> The proposed Jewar International Airport in Greater Noida will also be equipped as an aircraft maintenance centre and the work has begun already, reported Dainik Jagran.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Noida International Airport Ltd. (NIAL) will invite companies to submit expression of interest (EoI) from next week.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The airport's total passenger capacity is expected to reach 225 million, making it the largest in Asia and the fourth largest globally.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The phase-1 will commence with two runways, and subsequent phases will see the addition of three more runways.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A dedicated runway for the MRO Facility is planned for Phase-2, taking the total number of runways to six.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Arun Vir Singh, CEO OF NIAL and YEIDA said that the airport's commencement of operations (COD) will happen as scheduled on the fixed date of 1 October 2024.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">He foresees the construction to be completed by February of the following year, followed by DGCA tests in the subsequent months. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 34492 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/aircraft-maintenance-facility-to-be-set-up-at-jewar-airport 2023-08-18 16:13:54 knnindia.co.in