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SHOW PREVIEW AERO INDIA

OPPOSITE PAGE: Aero India has
grown substantially over the years
and has provided a useful platform
for Indian companies

LEFT: Shortsighted policies have
stunted India’s civil and general
aviation sectors preventing the
creation of a strong and vibrant
aviation industry which would have
benefited India’s large population
with much needed jobs

Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) submitted approximately equal mix between civil and about 1% will be highly skilled.’
their bid for the C295W to replace the and military aircraft. This is a reflection The city also boasts a well-developed
Indian Air Force’s HS 748 Avro. TASL will of the growing maturity of India’s civil base of small and medium enterprises
undertake ‘structural assembly, final aeronautics sector. Mahindra Aerospace, (SMEs), with more than 2000 SMEs
aircraft assembly, systems integration which acquired Australian firm GippsAero executing niche subcontracting work for
and testing, and management of the today supplies components for the aircraft the Defence Public Sector undertakings
indigenous supply chain,’ for the last fourty made in Australia from its aerostructures (DPSus), like HAL and BEL and others.
aircraft. Opportunities also continue to facility close to Bengaluru. In November Another highlight is the Bengaluru
exist as part of offset obligations that need last year, another Bengaluru based Aerospace Park (BAP), located adjacent
to be delivered as part of India’s Defence company Dynamatic Technologies inked to the Kempegowda International Airport
Procurement Procedure (DPP) for new an agreement to be a ‘single source (KIAL) is a modern 984 acre facility with
military acquisitions. New indigenous supplier of major airframe assemblies excellent road access and contains a 252
programmes such as the Light utility for the BELL 407 GX and 407 GT’, for a acre Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The
Helicopter (LuH) under development period of seven years. An added attraction state government is also planning a direct
by HAL could also target the civilian for the companies that make their way to link to KIAL and a high speed rail link has
rotorcraft market, providing companies Bengaluru for Aero India is the availability also been proposed between Bengaluru
with the required economies of scale that of trained and qualified skilled manpower city and BAP/KIAL. The Quest Aerospace
have been lacking till date. in the city. According to State Government Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Belgaum
Over the years Aero India has evolved ‘by 2022, 8.16 million will join the workforce is Karnataka’s first notified aerospace
from a purely military air show to one in Karnataka. Out of these, 40 percent will precision engineering and manufacturing
that in the previous edition had an be semi-skilled, 17 percent will be skilled SEZ. In 2013, Karnataka became the first
Indian state to release an aerospace
policy (2013-23) and one that would be
implemented in two phases, Phase-I
(Growth Phase: 2012-17) and a medium
to long term view Phase-II (Consolidation
Phase: 2017-22 and beyond). Also
envisaged was the creation of aerospace
clusters in the cities of Bengaluru,
Mysore, Bidar, Belgaum, Mangalore and
Chitradurga within Karnataka. The policy
also envisions cost sharing for important
aerospace certifications like NADCAP
and AS9100.

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