Tatas to build Dornier aircraft with Swiss RUAG

Hyderabad: Tata Group aims at further consolidation in the aviation and aerospace sector by rolling out a fully built new generation Dornier aircraft from its Hyderabad facility, in association with aircraft maker RUAG Aviation of Switzerland.
Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), which is spearheading the conglomerate’s interests in the aerospace sector, on Monday tied up with RUAG to set up a manufacturing unit in Hyderabad to make fuselages and wings for the new Dornier 228 aircraft.
It is also the first big-ticket investment for the new State of Telangana. Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao laid the foundation stone for the project here.

‘Regional Civil Aircraft’ dream revived

Bangalore: A strategic meet on ‘Regional Civil Aircraft’ with an aim to kick-start the process to build the first made-in-India civil aircraft was held under the leadership of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
Addressing the meet, Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) said, “Given the skill-set and the cost advantage the country has, the dream project should turn into reality by 2020-22.”
He called upon over 100 potential business partners who took part in the meet to actively participate in the brain-storming session and discuss the challenges and risks involved.
“We can surprise ourselves and the world by rolling-out a medium-range civil aircraft”, he added.
RK Tyagi, Chairman, HAL, in his address, pointed out that India must have such an aircraft considering the fact that it is world’s ninth-largest market and will be third by 2020.