Gujarat to soon get its first aircraft manufacturing facility

Ahmedabad, Oct 20 (KNN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday confirmed that Gujarat will soon get its first private aircraft manufacturing plant.

The Prime Minister was addressing a gathering in the Race Course area of Rajkot city after launching a host of projects, including houses for the economically weaker sections.

Praising the engineering industry in Rajkot district during his address, Modi said, “There was a time when Gujarat never produced a cycle. Mark my words, the day is not far when this Gujarat will make aeroplanes and Rajkot will make its spares.”

The Defence Ministry had signed a deal with European aviation major Airbus last year to acquire 56 C295 aircraft.

In September of 2021, Airbus signed a contract to deliver the first 16 aircraft in ‘flyaway’ condition from its final assembly line in Seville, Spain, while the remaining 40 aircraft will be manufactured and assembled by Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), the defence arm of Tatas, in India.

Sources aware of the development said that the places considered for establishing the final assembly line for C295 aircraft are Dholera near Ahmedabad and Vadodara, reported business line.

The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to his home state, where Assembly elections are due by December end, from Wednesday.  (KNN Bureau)