1,700-seater indigenous aircraft soon
TNN Jun 13, 2011, 11.40am IST

PANAJI: Union minister of state for science, technology and earth sciences Ashwani Kumar said a 1,700-seater passenger aircraft will be rolled out in the next seven years.

Speaking in Panaji, Kumar said development of the aircraft is in an advanced stage and hoped India will be able to produce this state-of-the-art indigenous passenger aircraft soon.


"This will lead to the development of 34 to 40 new aircraft," Kumar said. He said this would have a tremendous impact in connecting 2-tier and 3-tier cities. "There are many countries developing such aircraft but India and China are front runners," he said. The aircraft is being designed and developed by the National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore.

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