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India to Have Indigenous Civilian Aircraft in Two Years: Aviation Minister
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News18•06-10-2026, 13:47
India to Have Indigenous Civilian Aircraft in Two Years: Aviation Minister
- •Union Minister for Civil Aviation K Rammohan Naidu expressed confidence that India will have its first indigenous civilian aircraft through a joint venture within two years.
- •Airlines currently have orders for over 1,600 aircraft valued at approximately 100 billion US dollars, with more than 100 new airports expected in the next 10 years.
- •Boeing and Airbus currently source components and services worth nearly 4 billion US dollars from India, a figure projected to reach 10 billion US dollars by the end of the decade.
- •The government is actively examining the possibility of manufacturing jet engines within the country.
- •India holds the potential to become a major exporter of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and plans to implement a carbon credit mechanism to support industries.
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Union Minister for Civil Aviation K Rammohan Naidu expressed confidence that India will have its first indigenous civilian aircraft through a joint venture within two years.
Indian airlines currently have orders for over 1,600 aircraft, which are valued at approximately 100 billion US dollars.
Boeing and Airbus currently source components and services worth nearly 4 billion US dollars from India, and this figure is expected to reach 10 billion US dollars by the end of the decade.
