Tata-Airbus submit joint bid to make planes for Air Force
30 Oct 2014 4:06 AM IST
Tata and Airbus have submitted a joint bid to replace Indian Air Force (IAF)’s ageing fleet of 56 Avro aircraft with Airbus’ C295 transport planes.
If the combine wins the bid, European aviation giant Airbus would supply the first 16 planes while the remaining 40 would be manufactured and assembled by Tata Advanced Systems (TAS) in India.
The deal will include undertaking structural assembly, final aircraft assembly, systems integration and testing and management of the indigenous supply chain.
The tie up follows a detailed industrial assessment and stringent evaluation of the Indian private aerospace sector by Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) which concluded with the selection of TAS as the Indian Production Agency (IPA) exclusive partner for this prestigious programme, according
to a statement released by Airbus.
If the combine wins the bid, European aviation giant Airbus would supply the first 16 planes while the remaining 40 would be manufactured and assembled by Tata Advanced Systems (TAS) in India.
The deal will include undertaking structural assembly, final aircraft assembly, systems integration and testing and management of the indigenous supply chain.
The tie up follows a detailed industrial assessment and stringent evaluation of the Indian private aerospace sector by Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) which concluded with the selection of TAS as the Indian Production Agency (IPA) exclusive partner for this prestigious programme, according
to a statement released by Airbus.
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