With the innovation of Solar Impulse, an airplane that can fly fully on solar energy, it is no surprise that technology solution provider Altran has turned more bullish about the Indian aviation sector. Solar Impulse should be music to the ears for Indian airlines bogged down by ever-rising aviation turbine fuel prices.
Though solar-powered aircraft may not offer immediate succour, Altran has a lot of innovative solutions to bail out various Indian airlines. With its global accounts such as Airbus, Alstom Transportation and Renault already engaged in India, Altran plans to spread its wings in the country.
Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, Altran India, said that with an offset clause (making foreign companies source components locally) clearly embedded in Indian defence deals, Altran sees a huge opportunity in aerospace. “We are scaling up our workforce of technology experts to 2,000 over the next two years,” he said in an interview with Business Line.
09/02/13 Suresh P Iyengar/Business Line
