Adani and Embraer to Build Planes in India, Expanding Flights to Smaller Cities
Photo Credit: Arjan Meijer, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation, and Ashish Rajvanshi, President & CEO, Adani Defence & Aerospace signing the MoU in the presence of Honorable Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, government dignitaries, and Jeet Adani, Director, Adani Defence & Aerospace Embraer
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India’s push to build regional aircraft at home is more about fixing the economics of short-haul flying. If it works, smaller cities could finally see reliable air links that sustain tourism growth beyond the metros.
India is taking its first serious step toward commercial aircraft manufacturing, and the move could reshape how travelers reach the country’s smaller cities. Adani Defence and Aerospace and Brazilian planemaker Embraer Tuesday announced plans to explore building a domestic regional transport aircraft (RTA) ecosystem, aligning with the government’s push to localize aviation supply chains and expand regional air connectivity.
The proposed collaboration will also study local assembly, supply-chain development, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul), and pilot training. The partnership is a strategic complement to the government’s regional connectivity program, UDAN, and the broader Make in India agenda.
Adani said the companies will reveal timelines and other specifics “in the next couple of months.”
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