Why aren't they under " Make in India" programme?
JFC, Indigo will go for 500 planes.
Nothing ( If Any?)of manufacturing capability will come in India.
Biggest L for Modi government?
Unlike say a Rafale assembly line in India, a A320 or B737 line in India will need enough orders to ensure a minimum around 15 years of production run.
Boeing opening a final assembly line in India or anywhere outside USA is almost impossible.
Airbus already has 4 production lines for A320. 1 in USA for North American Market, 1 in France, 1 in Germany and 1 in China.
It's a internal jobs issue in USA.
Components manufacturing can be outsourced, but final assembly line is very difficult.
Russian jets , i have no idea. Personally I will always prefer a320 or a b737 in domestic travel.
Time to seriously kick start what we should've done with RTA / MTA more than a decade ago. Instead of re inventing the wheel get into serious talks with EMBRAER for a JV for full ToT with know why & know how for the KC-390 besides buying a stake in it.
Start now for by the time we get a 90 seater RTA ready for first flight it'd easily be 10-12 yrs from today. Once you get there think of upgrading it to a 150 seater & on & on by which time if we've bought a stake in EMBRAER we can think of taking it over, hopefully, otherwise we'd have to make do with imports forever .
NAL signed an agreement with Antonov. But I think NAL doesn't have the capability to do something of this scale.
It's time NAL and HAL get merged. We will surely see better progress on Saras Mk2 and RTA.
I don't know what capabilities does Antonov bring to the table. If they were so good I imagine the big boys would've courted them . In the event even the Chinese didn't bother. We were the only suckers left in the market .
A long time ago I'd argued with Milspec about dividing HAL into 3-4 independent companies with cross holdings of each of these entities in the others . These 4 would be :
1.) Dedicated only to design mfg of helicopters for both civilian & military applications.
2.) Dedicated to design & mfg of FAs.
3.) Dedicated to design & mfg of transport & civilian planes.
4.) Dedicated to design & mfg of turbofans , tubojets , turboprops & turboshafts.
HAL as an aircraft & helicopter plus engine manufacturing unit is too unwieldy in it's present form .
In fact all the DPSU mfg units around India require to be re organised & privatised if need be or given Navratna status & autonomy on decision making & financial powers like in our oil PSUs , be it the ex OFB units or our Naval mfg set ups too .
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport Declared Cleanest Airport In Asia Pacific Region
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport has been awarded the title of 'Best Airport over 40 million passengers’ category in Asia-Pacific. In addition, the airport has also been given the title of the 'Cleanest Airport' in the Asia-Pacific region. This is the fifth time in a row IGIA has bagged the award for the best airport in the Asia-Pacific region. It is to be noted that the airport received the award from the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Best Airport recognition for 2022 from Airports Council International (ACI).In the past, Delhi Airport was recognised as the finest airport in the Asia-Pacific area for four years in a row in the highest category of more than 40 MPPA in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Incheon, Republic of Korea, will host the annual ASQ Forum and Customer Experience Global Conference on September 6, 2023, which will include the ASQ Awards Ceremony.
Meanwhile, other Indian airports also got awards in different categories. For instance, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport also received the award for the best airport in the Asia-Pacific region, the airport was awarded the title of the best airport in the over 40 million passengers category.
Similarly, Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport received the award for the best airport at arrivals globally. Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport got the award for the best airport for the 15 to 25 million passengers category in the Asia-Pacific region. The Tiruchirapalli International Airport also received the best airport under 2 million passengers in the Asia-Pacific category.
Meanwhile, other international airports in the world received awards for being the best airports in different categories. For instance, Abu Dhabi International Airport received the ward for the best airport at arrivals globally.
Delhis Indira Gandhi International Airport Declared Cleanest Airport In Asia Pacific Region
Bengalurus Airport received the award for the best airport at arrivals globally, while Hyderabads Airport got the award for the best airport in the 15 to 25 million passengers category in the Asia-Pacific.
India jumps to 55th place in ICAO's aviation safety oversight ranking: DGCA
"After the final report India's safety oversight capability ranking has climbed from 112 to 55. It may be noted that this ranking is dynamic and is contingent upon the outcomes of various Audits undertaken by ICAO," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement on Friday.
In mother of all aviation deals, India divvies a 510 plane order between US and France - Times of India
India Business News: WASHINGTON: At a pivotal moment in Indian history, Tipu Sultan reached out to Napoleon Bonaparte, seeking French help in defeating the British in Myso.
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Go First fallout: India considers passing Cape Town Convention Bill to comfort foreign aircraft lessors - Times of India
India Business News: The aviation ministry had in October 2018 sought comments on the CTC Bill 2018 to implement the treaty India had signed in 2008 to basically assure l
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Indian carriers not even carrying half the international traffic from India
IndiGo continues to be the largest carrier with a 15.79 percent share in international traffic in Q1 of 2023. It was followed by Air India with 12.6 percent. Emirates, which has been at the forefront of lobbying for more seats to India, was third and carried 9.21 percent of all traffic.
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