"Yes, the Airbus MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility will also be part of the international aviation hub that is being developed in Nagpur," Chavan said on the sidelines of the WEF-CII organised India Economic Summit in Mumbai.
However, the chief minister refused to share more details, including the time-frame for the project.
Comments from Airbus India were not available immediately.
The development comes on the heels of reports that Central Bureau of Investigation is planning to lodge an FIR against the officials of Airbus' parent company EADS, Indian Airlines and the aviation ministry for the inordinate delays in executing the project.
The Airbus Parent EADS was to set up a $100 million MRO facility as part of the $175 million concessions the government got as part of the Rs 8,000-crore (Rs 80-billion) Airbus deal to supply 43 aircraft to the erstwhile Indian Airlines inked in February 2005.
Late last week, Airbus executive VP for sales and marketing Kiran Rao had said that their parent company EADS had identified a local partner and the location for the much-delayed
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