Airbus and India’s legacy industrialists Tata have established the country’s pioneering private-sector aircraft manufacturing ecosystem for the C295 program.
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Tata Group-owned Tata Advance Systems Limited (TIAL) recently inaugurated the final assembly line (FAL) facility for Airbus C295 transport aircraft and is planning to make a civilian aircraft, which might be ordered by its carrier, Air India (AI).
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez prepare to inaugurate the TATA Aircraft Complex in Vadodara, marking India’s first private sector final assembly line for C295 military aircraft.
Finally, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Airbus C295 aircraft made the first-ever landing on the Runway of Navi Mumbai International Airport.
The Airbus C295 medium tactical transport aircraft has achieved 300 orders, marking a significant milestone.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Ministry of Defence (MoD), approved the acquisition of military equipment amounting to Rs 84,560 crore.
A significant milestone has been achieved in the ‘Make in India’ C295 program, as the Airbus Defence and Space Quality Management System (QMS) for the C295 aircraft has secured approval from the Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA), India’s regulatory authority.
Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over the first of 56 C295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in ready-to-fly condition.
India is actively engaged in negotiations with Airbus (EPA: AIR) to establish a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) hub for the C-295. Several countries, including the UAE, the Philippines, and Thailand, currently utilize the aircraft.