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The article constitutes most of notable aircraft produced by India. Since its independence, India has designed and produced a number of civilian and military aircraft. State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) remains the largest manufacturer of aircraft in country.
India utility: 95 [15] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: India utility 6 on order [31] Alouette III: France/India liaison Chetak: 79 [15] license-built by HAL. A fleet of around 120 aircraft. [32] Cheetal: 18 [33] SA 315B Lama: France/India utility Cheetah: 18 [15] Trainer Aircraft; BAE Hawk: United Kingdom Advanced trainer: Hawk 132: 102 [15] HAL ...
It is the largest single aircraft order in commercial aviation history with deliveries between 2030 and 2035. [ 33 ] On 25 April 2024, IndiGo signed a deal for 30 Airbus A350-900s , with rights to purchase another 70 aircraft with Airbus, at a cost of US$5 billion, thereby taking the total number to a hundred wide-body aircraft .
Since the late 1990s, the Indian Air Force has been modernising its fleet to counter challenges in the new century. The fleet size of the IAF has decreased to 33 squadrons during this period because of the retirement of older aircraft. Still, India maintains the fourth largest air force in the world.
The first aircraft to be overhauled was a Consolidated PBY Catalina followed by every type of aircraft operated in India and Burma. When returned to Indian control two years later the factory had become one of the largest overhaul and repair organisations in the East.
1965 War, the Inside Story: Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan's Diary of India-Pakistan War. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-269-0762-5. Sapru, Somanth, Combat Lore: Indian Air Force 1930-1945 K W Publishers, 2014, 978-9383649259; Singh, Pushpindar, Aircraft of the Indian Air Force 1933-1973 English Book Store, New Delhi, 1974, ASIN ...
India Fly Safe Aviation — — — 2010 New Delhi: 6 JetSetGo — — — 2014 Delhi: 12 Karnavati Aviation 2007 1 Pawan Hans — PHE PAWAN HANS 1985 New Delhi: 43 Pinnacle Air — — — 2004 New Delhi: 8 Sirius India Airlines 2024 1 Luxury airline. Operates one Hawker 4000 which will increase to 12 aircraft by 2025. [8] TajAir ...
The rest of the 27 narrowbody aircraft's upgradation and modernisation will continue at the rate of 3 to 4 aircraft per month. The upgrade of the narrowbodies is set to be completed by mid-2025. [20] [21] On 12 November 2024, with the merger of Vistara and Air India, all of Vistara's 70 aircraft were transferred to Air India. [22]