In a significant move towards enhancing India’s self-reliance in the aviation sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed an MoU with Russia’s Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation on Monday (27th October) for the production of SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft. Under the agreement, HAL will have the right to manufacture the aircraft for domestic use.

“This will also be the first instance wherein a complete passenger aircraft will be produced in India. The last such project was HAL’s production of AVRO HS-748, which started in 1961 and ended in 1988,” said HAL in its statement.

The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft which is currently operational with over 16 commercial airlines. According to HAL, the civil jet will be a “game-changer for the short-haul co

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