The defence public sector company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has formally revealed plans to manufacture civil transport planes along with suitable Indian and foreign partners. Without elaborating, the Bangalore‐based military aircraft maker said the civil segment was highly promising. “Separate operations are planned to handle the civil segment, including suitable partnerships with private Indian industries and foreign operators,” it said in a statement. Mr B.K. Chaturvedi Committee on restructuring HAL had recommended last year, among other things, that HAL should focus on the civil aviation segment through a new subsidiary. HAL at present manufactures fighters, transport planes, trainer aircraft and helicopters for the Armed Forces, most of them under licence from the original manufactures. Its own product, the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), is positioned for civil use.
Source: Hindu
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