NAL plans to manufacture regional transport aircraft

Hyderabad: National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) proposes to make ‘regional transport aircraft’ with 70 to 90 seats in public-private partnership mode.
It is talking to almost all engine manufacturers for partnership.
The Government of India (GoI) is willing to support the programme, according to A.R. Upadhyay, Director, NAL. “While most of the aircraft will be manufactured with indigenous parts, the engines will be imported and joint-ventures and partnerships will be floated for a few other parts,” he said.
Dr. Upadhyay participated in an international seminar on manufacture of composite material organised by Fibreglass Industries Association of Andhra Pradesh here on Friday. A market survey indicated that there was a demand for 240-250 aircraft on the civil side and about 150 on the military side. The programme would bring down the manufacturing, acquisition and maintenance costs by 20-25 per cent.
07/03/09 The Hindu

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