India, June 18 -- The Falcon 2000LXS business jets will be manufactured in India, outside France for the first time, with French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation and Reliance Aerostructure Limited on Wednesday announcing their partnership to build the luxury planes in Nagpur.

The agreement to build the planes in India for the global market was signed at the ongoing Paris Air Show. A Falcon 2000LXS jet can carry eight to 10 passengers.

The maiden flight of the first Made-in India jet will take place by 2028 from the Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd (DRAL) facility in Nagpur, the French aircraft maker said. DRAL is Dassault's joint venture with Anil Ambani's Reliance Aerostructure Limited. The new assembly line will produce 24 jets a year,...