The dream of a pilot to manufacture his own aircraft in India could soon become a reality. The Maharashtra government is all set to give wings to the dreams of Amol Yadav, who assembled a six-seater aircraft in his three-BHK flat in Charkop, Kandivali in the suburb of Mumbai.
The state government will allot 46-acres of land in Palghar for building 20-seater commercial planes, making it the first of its kind made in India.
His TAC-003 aircraft was one of the star attractions in the Make in India Week in February this year.
Calling it a torch-bearer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project - Make in India, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government will provide all support to the venture.
On his part, an excited Yadav told ET that the price of his 20-seater planes will be significantly less than similar aircraft imported from abroad, and can "revolutionize air travel" in the country.
"These aircraft can fly between smaller cities with tickets priced at less than Rs 2,000, which will improve air connectivity and boost tourism," he said.
Yadav is a 40-year-old deputy chief pilot with Jet Airways, whose obsession with aircraft began in school.
He got his hands-on experience in assembling and maintaining planes while his stay in the US during a year-long flying training course
Yadav, who later returned to India, started building his own aircraft, piece-by-piece over a period of six years in his home in Sukant Society, which he shares with 19 of his family members.
10/08/16 Bobins Abraham/India Times
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The state government will allot 46-acres of land in Palghar for building 20-seater commercial planes, making it the first of its kind made in India.
His TAC-003 aircraft was one of the star attractions in the Make in India Week in February this year.
Calling it a torch-bearer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project - Make in India, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government will provide all support to the venture.
On his part, an excited Yadav told ET that the price of his 20-seater planes will be significantly less than similar aircraft imported from abroad, and can "revolutionize air travel" in the country.
"These aircraft can fly between smaller cities with tickets priced at less than Rs 2,000, which will improve air connectivity and boost tourism," he said.
Yadav is a 40-year-old deputy chief pilot with Jet Airways, whose obsession with aircraft began in school.
He got his hands-on experience in assembling and maintaining planes while his stay in the US during a year-long flying training course
Yadav, who later returned to India, started building his own aircraft, piece-by-piece over a period of six years in his home in Sukant Society, which he shares with 19 of his family members.
10/08/16 Bobins Abraham/India Times
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