HAL to make Russia’s SJ-100 aircraft in India in boost for regional aviation
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. plans to manufacture Russia’s SJ-100 aircraft in India to boost regional aviation in the world’s most populous country.
The Indian company has signed an agreement with Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. PJSC to manufacture the commuter aircraft from the ground-up—a first for the local civil-aviation industry, according to an exchange filing Tuesday. The last time India built a complete passenger aircraft was the AVRO HS-748 between 1961 and 1988. That too was an HAL project.
