Hyderabad: India’s state-run defense aircraft-maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has announced plans to manufacture and operate two Dornier Do-228 aircraft, marking a foray into the civil aviation sector.
“HAL’s board has finally sanctioned the manufacture of two civil Dornier aircraft,” a company official says. The financial details for the proposal and a time-frame for when it will become operational were not disclosed.
Since 1983, HAL has manufactured over 120 of the light, 14-seater and 19-seater Do-228 aircraft under license from original manufacturer RUAG at its Transport Aircraft Division in Kanpur in north India.
“We plan to upgrade these aircraft,” the official says. HAL is “exploring options to reduce costs to make the aircraft viable for internal civil operations and more export opportunities.”
The aircraft are already being used by the Indian air force, navy and coast guard services. A few aircraft have been exported to Mauritius and the Seychelles.
23/03/16 Jay Menon/Aviation Week
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“HAL’s board has finally sanctioned the manufacture of two civil Dornier aircraft,” a company official says. The financial details for the proposal and a time-frame for when it will become operational were not disclosed.
Since 1983, HAL has manufactured over 120 of the light, 14-seater and 19-seater Do-228 aircraft under license from original manufacturer RUAG at its Transport Aircraft Division in Kanpur in north India.
“We plan to upgrade these aircraft,” the official says. HAL is “exploring options to reduce costs to make the aircraft viable for internal civil operations and more export opportunities.”
The aircraft are already being used by the Indian air force, navy and coast guard services. A few aircraft have been exported to Mauritius and the Seychelles.
23/03/16 Jay Menon/Aviation Week
