Campbell Wilson, CEO and MD of Air India and Chin Yau Seng, CEO of SIAEC, signing MoUNEW DELHI: Air India has signed an MoU with Singapore Airlines Engineering Co Ltd (SIAEC) to explore a collaboration for developing a world-class maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) ecosystem in India.This collaboration could include the potential formation of an MRO JV in India, serving the increasing needs of the Indian and regional aviation markets, the airline said after the MoU was signed Friday in Mumbai by AI CEO and MD Campbell Wilson and SIAEC CEO Chin Yau Seng.Wilson said: “India’s rapid aviation growth is driving the need for a stronger, more self-reliant MRO ecosystem within the country. As fleet sizes expand and operations scale up, developing local maintenance capacity will be important to support efficiency, resilience and long-term growth. Partnerships such as this can play a constructive role in enabling that broader direction and developing India as a global aviation hub.”Chin Yau Seng said: “India is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets, and the continued development of its MRO capabilities will be an important step in strengthening its position within the global aerospace ecosystem. Through this MOU, we look forward to exploring how SIAEC’s technical expertise can support the progressive build-up of capabilities and capacity in India, alongside our ongoing partnership with Air India.”The potential collaboration, which is legally non-binding, is likely to be progressively firmed up with material developments in future.