Dassault, Reliance Aerostructure partner to build luxury jets in India
New Delhi, June 19 -- The Falcon 2000LXS business jets will be manufactured in India, outside France for the first time, with French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation and Anil Ambani-led 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 Reliance Aerostructure Limited. The new assembly line will produce 24 jets a year, people aware of the matter said.
"This is for the first time that Dassault Aviation will manufacture Falcon 2000 jets outside France, positioning India as a strategic global aviation hub," Dassault Aviation said in a statement, adding that India joins an elite club of countries manufacturing next-generation business jets....
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