Russia offers India commercial aircraft production unit

[vishal_lionheart]

Russia has offered India a joint production venture of Russian-Ukrainian commercial aircraft.

The Hindu : Business / Economy : Russia offers India commercial aircraft production unit

 

[vishal_lionheart]

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[The Messiah]

Good news...we should grab it with both hands.

 

[pmaitra]

I think India should lap it up. We need a commercial aircraft production unit in India. We can either rope in HAL or NAL or simply create a new company with collaboration from the foreign partners (Russia/Ukraine) with new and young Indian engineers in charge. This way we might see some competition between the existing units and the new one.

In the future, this very approach can propel us into the club of a select few countries that can build large airliners.

 

[plugwater]

Yes nice proposal and also the aircraft is looking good. Some private company should grab this opportunity

 

[plugwater]

I think India should lap it up. We need a commercial aircraft production unit in India. We can either rope in HAL or NAL or simply create a new company with collaboration from the foreign partners (Russia/Ukraine) with new and young Indian engineers in charge. This way we might see some competition between the existing units and the new one.

In the future, this very approach can propel us into the club of a select few countries that can build large airliners.

Both NAL and HAL are involved in RTA. So they might not accept this also RTA is in same class as this aircraft so it may affect its future market too.

 

[pmaitra]

I was hearing that TATA is going to enter the aircraft manufacturing market.

Also, TATA, I believe, is already into making components.

I'd like to see more initiative from L&T, Mahindra etc..

References:
Saab and Tata form joint venture to build... a fighter jet?! — Autoblog
Sikorsky and Tata create joint venture in India to manufacture aerospace components
Italian aircraft firm in talks with Tata - The Economic Times
Boeing signs up Tatas for 787 components

 

[plugwater]

Mahindra too already in aerospace market. They have acquired two Australian aerospace companies.

Mahindra flies into aerospace - Hindustan Times

 

[pmaitra]

Sounds good that Mahindra is into components. Now we have to hope that they will expand into building planes. The same goes with TATA and other companies.

 

[debasree]

it will save billions of $$ and we can export them 2 various african&asian countries by cheap rate.

 

[rudresh]

it will save billions of $$ and we can export them 2 various african&asian countries by cheap rate.

That is never going to happen at most we can manufacture some components for domestic consumption.All the JV and partnership are just for 30% investment in India.They have invested billions in the European markets and want jobs back home and they will never transfer any breakthrough technology or the technology that we don't have .
Like Americans they will give only when we are on the verge of a break through,

we make mki,hawk can we export it to other countries ,BIG NO. At most we can export to oem.


china can make cheap copies and export it at very cheap rates because they never respect any ip and have very cheap labour they don't make any licensed copy at least, few samples, few years for reverse engineering,u have a cheap Chinese version at cheaper price.

 

[Pintu]

I think we should welcome it.

Regards

 

[Tshering22]

Great News! I think we should go for it immediately. This is one big offer that has to be taken in ASAP. We need some experience in this industry and Russia is just offering that. Advantages are clearly mutual here: they get cheaper labor for production, we get experience in aircraft making and well... both benefit here.

Come on GOI, we might not get another chance to rise faster than this.. at least not so soon if we don't accept.

 

[Tshering22]

Both NAL and HAL are involved in RTA. So they might not accept this also RTA is in same class as this aircraft so it may affect its future market too.

RTA is also from the same company here as what the Russians are offering. Antonov isn't 100% Ukrainian but a joint agreement with Russians. This might only add big time to their profile so it is likely that they will grab it.

If someone like Mahindra and Mahindra grab it, it will be great for our country, but government dodos will lose a big chance to bling again. . Personally I pray that some private giant takes the bait.

 

[ace009]

I agree - TATA or Mahindra has the best chance with this.

 

[sathya]

yep... it ll set up the production unit ,more air industry jobs, more trained employees , etc etc.. might see more offers from other countries as well.
its time India entered this segment already..

 

[vishal_lionheart]

Yes India become global hub spare parts and various parts of Commercial aircraft very soon for Aerospace industries