AERO INDIA LIVE!Government Wants To Restart Indian Civil Aircraft Development
AIN NEWS LIVE FROM AEROINDIA » 2013 by NEELAM MATHEWS February 5, 2013, 7:27 AM India’s bid to design and develop its own indigenous civil aircraft is once again under discussion. According to government sources, a new policy decision is expected on the civil aircraft program by February 12. “We would like the model to be a public private partnership [ PPP ] under a special purpose vehicle. We are also looking for a foreign partner,” an official with the country’s National Aerospace Laboratories told AIN . When queried whether Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL ) could handle another program when it is already weighed down by 12 projects he said, “Not all units of HAL are occupied.” Meanwhile, NAL ’s twin-turboprop Saras, the first Indian multi-purpose civil aircraft in the light transport aircraft category, is finally set to fly in the next two months. The certification basis for the n...