Hyderabad Aerospace & Aero Park Updates

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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle1628797.ece
SpiceJet to make Hyderabad base for new fleet

Hyderabad April 8:
Low cost airline SpiceJet has zeroed in on Hyderabad international airport as its first base for deployment of a new fleet of Bombardier's Q-400 aircraft to connect tier-II and tier-III cities.

The company will be inducting 15 Q-400 aircraft in the next 12 months starting from July this year at a cost of $450 million. The Q-400 aircraft, which will be flying in India for the first time, has a seating capacity of less than 80.

Mr Neil Mills, Chief Executive Officer of SpiceJet, said the new fleet will be servicing destinations such as Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar, Goa, Indore, Madurai, Mangalore, Nasik, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Vijayawada.

“The Hyderabad airport provides state-of-the-art infrastructure to support our plans for the Q-400 aircraft. The south central location of Hyderabad reduces flying time to any of the regional cities by15 to 20 minutes,” he told newspersons here on Friday.

SpiceJet has a well developed network in south India with the current b-737 fleet with 18 daily departures from Hyderabad. He estimated that this region had the potential for serving 70 million passengers. The Hyderabad airport, which has a capacity for 12 million passengers annually, can be expanded to serve 40 million passengers, according to Mr Vikram Jaisinghani, Chief Executive Officer of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.


Bombardier mulls MRO

Mr Trung Ngo, Vice-President (Sales Asia Pacific) of Bombardier, said the company may look at setting up a MRO facility in India to service its Q-400 aircraft. At present, 400 of these aircraft are playing across different countries, each costing about $30 million.

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BUSY ZONE: A helicopter cabin manufacturing plant at Adibatla SEZ. —
HYDERABAD: A cluster of 30 units to manufacture hi-tech defence and space components, apart from a major facility for integration of missile subsystems, would be coming up at the Aerospace and Precision Engineering SEZ at Adibatla, near here.

The entire 100 acres, earmarked for the SEZ and another 100 acres in the non-SEZ area for developing ancillaries, have been allotted to the units by the co-developer -- SAMUHA Engineering Industries Limited -- formed by six aerospace and defence companies. SAMUHA would develop infrastructure like power, water, sewerage, greenery, and other common facilities along with APIIC.

The development activity had already started and the respective companies were expected to begin construction of the facilities in a few months, SAMUHA Managing Director R. Siva Kumar told The Hindu here on Thursday. He said the investments by various companies were expected to be around Rs.3,000 crore over the next three to four years, while the turnover from the units could be in the range of Rs.5,000 crore.

With critical components for missiles, aircraft, satellites, launch vehicles, nuclear reactors, and other high precision equipment proposed to be manufactured by the new units, the SEZ would become a major hub in aerospace and defence fields. He said SAMUHA would set up a Standard Lab Testing facility, which would be made available to the companies by charging a service fee. It would include, among others, vibration and material testing, and calibration services.

He said that a product/innovation development facility and a common technology centre for precision machining to be used by all members would be set up. Also, a common procurement service would be established for the special materials, machinery, equipment, tooling, and instrumentation required by the companies as it would provide a cost advantage.

SAMUHA would also start a common marketing/sales centre and networking services for bringing national and international tie-ups in business and technology.

Co-developer

SAMUHA has received approval from the Union Ministry of Commerce for being the co-developer of the infrastructure.

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Source please....

Originally Posted by rockystone

BUSY ZONE: A helicopter cabin manufacturing plant at Adibatla SEZ. —
HYDERABAD: A cluster of 30 units to manufacture hi-tech defence and space components, apart from a major facility for integration of missile subsystems, would be coming up at the Aerospace and Precision Engineering SEZ at Adibatla, near here.

The entire 100 acres, earmarked for the SEZ and another 100 acres in the non-SEZ area for developing ancillaries, have been allotted to the units by the co-developer -- SAMUHA Engineering Industries Limited -- formed by six aerospace and defence companies. SAMUHA would develop infrastructure like power, water, sewerage, greenery, and other common facilities along with APIIC.

The development activity had already started and the respective companies were expected to begin construction of the facilities in a few months, SAMUHA Managing Director R. Siva Kumar told The Hindu here on Thursday. He said the investments by various companies were expected to be around Rs.3,000 crore over the next three to four years, while the turnover from the units could be in the range of Rs.5,000 crore.

With critical components for missiles, aircraft, satellites, launch vehicles, nuclear reactors, and other high precision equipment proposed to be manufactured by the new units, the SEZ would become a major hub in aerospace and defence fields. He said SAMUHA would set up a Standard Lab Testing facility, which would be made available to the companies by charging a service fee. It would include, among others, vibration and material testing, and calibration services.

He said that a product/innovation development facility and a common technology centre for precision machining to be used by all members would be set up. Also, a common procurement service would be established for the special materials, machinery, equipment, tooling, and instrumentation required by the companies as it would provide a cost advantage.

SAMUHA would also start a common marketing/sales centre and networking services for bringing national and international tie-ups in business and technology.

Co-developer

SAMUHA has received approval from the Union Ministry of Commerce for being the co-developer of the infrastructure.

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Originally Posted by kdlara007

Source please....

http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/15/stor...1550990100.htm

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Govern...e1-686317.aspx

Government rejects GMR's Hyderabad SEZ proposal
Press Trust Of India
New Delhi, April 17, 2011
First Published: 11:31 IST(17/4/2011)

The government has rejected the request of GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ Ltd to change the sector of Hyderabad SEZ from 'aviation' to 'multi product airport-based' saying the special enclave is not a part of the airport. The decision was taken by an inter-ministerial Board of Approval, headed by commerce secretary Rahul Khullar, late last month, an official said.

"The SEZ is not part of the Airport and a multi-product SEZ is required to have a minimum land area of 1,000 hectares. So the Board rejected the proposal," the official said.

A multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) encompasses all products and services and has a minimum area requirement of 1,000 hectares.

In its application, the GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ had on January 19, sought a change in the usage of the Andhra Pradesh duty free enclave from 'aviation' to 'multi product' airport-based zone.

When GMR was asked about its future course of action, its spokesperson said, "it is too early to comment on our future plans. ..... The proposal has been rejected hardly a fortnight ago".

[SikorskyTracker]

Does anyone know the progress of the TASL/Sikorsky facility? Does anyone have any pictures? Schedule? Progress in general?

Any information you could share would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Prodigist]

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...bin%20Unveiled

Manufacturing has already begun over there and they have shipped the first cabin manufactured there..

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To Fly or to Walk


full article http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/op...en17.html?_r=1

LONDON — At a dinner the other night an urban designer, Christopher Choa, was telling me about a project he’s involved in to build an “aerotropolis” next to Cairo airport. It appears the aerotropolis — with production lines leading right into the belly of planes — is the next big thing.


Choa has been involved in other “aerotropoli,” including one at India’s Hyderabad airport where a hospital has been built between two runways. “If you fly to India for a heart operation you don’t want to fuss around with taxis and things,” he explained.

The aerotropolis is “glocal,” a place that draws on local competitive advantages (like cheap labor) even as it plugs into the planetary I-want-it-now faubourg. It is part of the universe dubbed “Airworld” by John Kasarda, a professor at the University of North Carolina’s business school, who also coined the phrase “the physical Internet” to describe the networks that ensure iPhones and winter cherries are always a click away.

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Nice find!

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To begin operation from July 14 in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet will start operating its regional subsidiary from July 14 with two Bombardier Q400s, according to a senior executive.

“The carrier will have its base in Hyderabad and will operate flights in the range of one to two hours from the base city,” the executive said on condition of anonymity. It will operate in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
“Apart from the fleet configuration, the model, including fares, will be same as SpiceJet’s. With these set of aircraft, we will be operating at various airports where our existing fleet of Boeing 737s cannot land,” he said.

The Gurgaon-based carrier will start receiving Q400, the first commercial aircraft from Bombardier to operate in India, from June 21. It will get the second Q400 on June 28, the third on July 18 and the fourth by July-end. It will receive 11 of the 15 Q400s it had ordered by the end of this financial year.

The Q400s, which costs around $30 million, has a 78-seat capacity. There are 300 Q400s in operation, mostly in the US, Japan and Australia.

SpiceJet will also increase its Boeing fleet from 29 to 33 by the end of this financial year. It aims to have a fleet of 70 aircraft, a mix of 45 Boeing and 25 Q400 planes, by 2013-end.

It plans to recruit around 75 people for the launch of its regional operations. “Among the 75 people, many will be pilots and cabin crew. We do not need to recruit more in other departments, as the existing strength will be able to suffice at least initially,” the executive said.

SpiceJet is expected to report profit for the second time in 2010-11. For the first time, it had posted a profit of Rs 61.45 crore in 2009-10. It reported a 15 per cent drop in profit after tax for the December quarter at Rs 94.4 crore, compared to Rs 108.9 crore a year earlier. Revenue rose 29 per cent to Rs 830.1 crore from Rs 642 crore.

SpiceJet shares today closed marginally higher at Rs 39.75 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

http://www.business-standard.com/ind...ke-off/436699/

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Hyderabad, May 25 (PTI) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, being managed by GMR Group, may register a 20 per cent growth in its cargo business in the current fiscal and is also confident of maintaining the momentum in the passenger traffic, said a top airport official today.
Vikram Jaisinghani, Chief Executive Officer, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure, said the cargo business of the airport grew around 20 per cent last fiscal at around 80,000 tonnes and clocked in 7.6 million passengers during the fiscal to March, reporting a growth of 17 per cent.
"We are also among the fastest growing airports in the country in terms of cargo business. We do believe that the cargo story of 20 per cent growth a year is sustainable," Jaisinghani told reporters.
The airport currently stands at the fifth position after Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore among the Indian airports in terms of cargo business volumes.
Replying to a question, he said the airport achieved break even in the last fiscal and now expects to post profits during this fiscal.
Meanwhile, Lufthansa Cargo certified the Hyderabad airport to be one of its key cargo hubs in the South Asia for transport of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products.
GHIAL thus becomes the first airport in the country to receive such a certification.
Carsten Hernig, Lufthansa Cargo''s Regional Director, South Asia, said the Asian region has witnessed a growth of around 40 per cent in temperature-sensitive air cargo during 2008-10 and the Indian market reported a growth of 169 per cent during this period.

http://news.in.msn.com/business/arti...mentid=5177422

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http://www.thehindu.com/business/article2048636.ece
Lufthansa Cargo to use GMR Hyderabad airport as pharmaceuticals hub
Lufthansa Cargo on Wednesday certified GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) to be one of its key cargo hubs in South Asia for transport of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, making the airport India's first airport to enjoy such a status.

Addressing a press conference here after handing over the certificate, Christopher Dehio, senior manager, global key accounts, Lufthansa Cargo, said the airline would operate three wide-bodied freighters a week to Hyderabad. India was a key market and fast catching up in the cargo business. While textiles used to be the main export items earlier, half of the cargo carried by its freighters now consisted of pharma products, auto components and electronic goods. While the air cargo growth in Asia was 40 per cent between 2008 and 2010, it was as high as 169 per cent in India during that period, he said.

The dedicated pharma zone at Hyderabad airport, which became operational in January, can provide temperature-controlled handling for more than 30,000 tonnes of pharma products annually. The zone will have officials from the drug controller's office and the customs department. Lufthansa Cargo will provide the capacity for transport of temperature-sensitive cargo. The company will station its own fleet of cooling containers called, Opti-Coolers, at GHIAL.

Meanwhile GHIAL, after achieving a breakeven last year, is expecting to make a profit this year, according to GHIAL CEO Vikram Jaisinghani.

With the airport recording a 17 per cent growth in passenger traffic last year and around 20 per cent in cargo for the past three years, he said the focus was to make GHIAL regional gateway for South and Central India. Stating that 20 per cent growth in cargo was the highest for any airport in the country, he expressed confidence of sustaining the trend this year too.

As regards passenger traffic which was of the order of 7.6 million last year, he said 17 per cent growth was ‘reachable' this year, although it was ‘aggressive'.

GHIAL is now handling around 80,000 tonnes of cargo a year, including exports and imports.

Hemanth D. P., Chief Operating Officer, GHIAL, said that with Hyderabad being strategically located, GHIAL was marketing it for inbound and out-bound destinations.

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Infotech Enterprises Ltd, a Hyderabad-based technology solutions provider offering engineering and geographic information services, expects a 20-25 per cent growth in revenues from relationship with Boeing, according to Krishna Bodanapu, president - engineering.

The global integrated aerospace practice, established by Infotech early this year, contributed $100 million to its revenues of $260 million during fiscal 2010-11. Of this, Boeing accounted for $12 million or 12 per cent of the $100 million.

“Contribution from Boeing, with which we have had a strong relationship from 2004, was about 4-5 per cent of our revenues in FY11. It was a down tick for us in 2010 and that was expected given what happened in the aerospace market. But, the revenues from Boeing have consistently been picking up since then,” Bodanapu said.

He said the company was in talks with other global aerospace players like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for aircraft structures and avionics contracts and expected them to crystalise soon.

“It is an ongoing discussion and we are hopeful of having it (Lockheed) in place quickly as they have some offset commitments. And, they are not choosing us just for offset. The way offset is working for us is we are having separate discussions and at some point they are converging,” he said, adding the new contracts would be multi-year in nature with a significant business potential.

Stating that the global addressable aerospace market is presently pegged at $30 billion (offshore) and $60 billion when it comes to engineering outsourcing, Bodanapu said the recent award from Boeing added credibility and visibility to both the OEMs and the supply chain. It recognises the company as the ‘Supplier of the year’ in the non-production category, Infotech operates a dedicated centre of excellence for Boeing with 656 associates in Hyderabad. “One of the things which we are consciously doing is we are playing there (aerospace) not just in the offshore space but also in the engineering outsourcing space. That’s why even out of the, 2,500 people that we have (for aerospace practice, its biggest contributor), about 400 are based primarily in North America,” he said.

Bodanapu said of the 8,780 employees the company has, around 1,100 were in the US which accounted for 13-14 per cent of their employee base. “We see that number increasing in the US because we need more domain expertise and that is not easily available in India. Overall, in about three years, I would imagine that 20-25 of our workforce will be outside India - in Europe and in North America (which contribute 36 per cent and 56 per cent to its overall revenues),” he added.

On the pricing issue, Bodanapu said the company received a price increase of 3 per cent, 5 per cent and four per cent from its top-3 customers. “Even though we were supposed to get contractually, we didn’t get any price increases last year. However, this year, most of the price hike commitments are being honoured,” he said.

http://www.business-standard.com/ind...-tieup/436867/

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Defence Units line up Big Plans

Public sector and defence establishment units are lining up huge investments for Andhra, and are in the process of acquiring land with the help of state-owned Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC).

Disclosing this here today, BR Meena, vice-chairman & managing director of APIIC, said Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) had identified lands in five of the six locations to set up manufacturing facilities with Rs 500 crore investment in each of these locations. BDL builds missile systems for the country’s defence forces.

Similarly, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is in the process of identifying land to set up a Rs 4,000-crore manufacturing facility for aerospace products in the state while Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will be establishing two new manufacturing facilities — one in Anantapur and the other in Krishna district — besides expanding its Machilipatnam facility.

Also, BHEL-BEL joint venture has sought about 90 acres in Fab City, which has now been transformed into a solar semiconductor park, to set up a solar wafer manufacturing facility with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore.

Midhani and Punj Lloyd are among the new players to have come forward to set up units in the Hyderabad Aerospace SEZ, which already houses the operations of Tata group subsidiaries, according to Meena.

Exports from the special economic zones doubled to Rs 11,753 crore in 2010-2011, as compared with Rs 5,554 crore in the previous year. About 27 of the total 75 SEZs are in operations and have attracted Rs 14,267 crore investments so far, he said, while giving the performance highlights of new industrial parks.

Coming to non-starter projects, the APIIC had so far taken back 4,200 acres of land from 562 companies, which did not make any headway with regard to their investment plans.

Online processing of applications
APIIC chairman Sivarama Subrahmanyam today launched online processing of applications for all future land allotment. Companies, which seek to establish units in the state, can directly make their request for land on the corporation’s website, which also provides the status and availability of land at a particular location. This online application system would enable the authorities to allot land on a first come, first served basis, the chairman said.

Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) has also proposed six units including a missile unit in Ranga Reddy district with a cumulative investment of Rs 3,000 crore

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Satyam Wins Saab Aerospace Contract

In the latest sign that India's tech sector has ambitions beyond everyday software maintenance and development work, Swedish aerospace giant Saab said it plans to open a technology center on the subcontinent where engineers will focus on new product development and critical systems design for military and civilian aircraft.

The Saab India Technology Center will be operated by outsourcer Mahindra Satyam, which also handles some systems design work for European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Satyam will locate the tech center at one of its existing facilities in Hyderabad later this year.

Engineers at the 300-seat center will work on new product development and product sustenance engineering, which focuses on keeping existing systems up to date. "India presents a huge opportunity for Saab across their business areas in aeronautics, dynamics, electronic defense systems, and security and defense solutions," Saab officials said in a statement.

Beyond its significance as a sign that India's outsourcing market is diversifying, the deal represents the latest step in Satyam's revival following an accounting scandal that nearly brought the company down.

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ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines plans to expand operations in India in 2012 by doubling weekly flights to 28 and adding Hyderabad as its third Indian destination.

Turkey's flag carrier, which currently operates one flight daily to Delhi and Mumbai, also aims to extend its code share with Air India, India's national carrier, to get more passengers from Indian towns to fly to or through Turkey to other destinations. "We are looking at Chennai and Kolkata after Hyderabad. India is a very important market for us and we need to fly to at least five cities there," Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil said.

Turkish Airlines' 170 aircraft cover 74 European cities through 144 routes, making it the 17th largest carrier in terms of fleet. It uses its Airbus 330-200 and Airbus 330-300 aircraft for its India operations, registering average load factors of 70-75%.

The CEO said the airline aims to make Istanbul, Turkey's capital, the preferred transit point between Asia and Europe, as it takes only three to four hours to fly to any European city from there. "We are working on diverting 66% of the transfer passengers from Asia to Europe towards Istanbul. This is the size of Qatar Airlines or Etihad," Kotil said, adding that free city tours would be offered to passengers having a long stopover in the city.

The airline also plans to double destinations in South East Asia over the next five years. "We would like to fly to Nepal, Cambodia, Burma, Hanoi, Sydney, Manila and Mongolia in the next two years, as air traffic in these regions is rapidly rising," Kotil said, adding that new aircraft like Airbus 380 and Boeing 787s may be acquired to meet expansion needs. Kotil said the European Union's proposal to make carriers buy carbon credits for using its airspace would pressure the airline's finances, especially since their expenditure had increased on account of aircraft acquisition. But he was hopeful the airline would not have to spend much, as an average fleet age of six to seven years meant its aircraft were fuel efficient.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/9437539.cms

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Originally Posted by rags123

ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines plans to expand operations in India in 2012 by doubling weekly flights to 28 and adding Hyderabad as its third Indian destination.

Turkey's flag carrier, which currently operates one flight daily to Delhi and Mumbai, also aims to extend its code share with Air India, India's national carrier, to get more passengers from Indian towns to fly to or through Turkey to other destinations. "We are looking at Chennai and Kolkata after Hyderabad. India is a very important market for us and we need to fly to at least five cities there," Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil said.

Turkish Airlines' 170 aircraft cover 74 European cities through 144 routes, making it the 17th largest carrier in terms of fleet. It uses its Airbus 330-200 and Airbus 330-300 aircraft for its India operations, registering average load factors of 70-75%.

The CEO said the airline aims to make Istanbul, Turkey's capital, the preferred transit point between Asia and Europe, as it takes only three to four hours to fly to any European city from there. "We are working on diverting 66% of the transfer passengers from Asia to Europe towards Istanbul. This is the size of Qatar Airlines or Etihad," Kotil said, adding that free city tours would be offered to passengers having a long stopover in the city.

The airline also plans to double destinations in South East Asia over the next five years. "We would like to fly to Nepal, Cambodia, Burma, Hanoi, Sydney, Manila and Mongolia in the next two years, as air traffic in these regions is rapidly rising," Kotil said, adding that new aircraft like Airbus 380 and Boeing 787s may be acquired to meet expansion needs. Kotil said the European Union's proposal to make carriers buy carbon credits for using its airspace would pressure the airline's finances, especially since their expenditure had increased on account of aircraft acquisition. But he was hopeful the airline would not have to spend much, as an average fleet age of six to seven years meant its aircraft were fuel efficient.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/9437539.cms

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Source: economictimes

HYDERABAD: The Tata group has been told that it is not entitled to the land it was allotted for its ambitious aerospace projects in Hyderabad, an embarrassing development for both Ratan Tata and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.

Hyderabad's urban planning agency is arguing that the land which was meant for Tata Advanced Systems' projects lies in the so-called 'growth corridor' where industrial activity is not allowed, senior government officials told ET.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority's decision to reject the land allotment is at odds with the decision of another Andhra Pradesh government agency and will imperil plans by the Tata group to make components for Sikorsky helicopters and Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules military transport plane.

Late in 2010, Tata group chairman Ratan Tata said he wanted Hyderabad to be the hub for the conglomerate aerospace business, giving Andhra Pradesh's capital a big boost as it competes with Bangalore to attract defence and aerospace companies. Then, in February, chief minister Reddy performed the ground-breaking ceremony for three projects by Tata Advanced Systems, giving the impression that the plan had the full approval of the Andhra Pradesh government.

"We need stability of policy to promote investments, and government institutions should act together in a co-ordinated fashion. This kind of instability acts as a deterrent to investments," said Dhiraj Mathur, executive director and head of the aerospace and defence practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Two of the projects were joint ventures with Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky and the third a solo venture. Tata Advanced Systems, headed by former TCS boss S Ramadorai, planned to invest 1,000 crore. The company declined to comment.

The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, the nodal agency for industrial promotion, had allotted the land-a total of 330 acre-adjacent to an existing facility of Tata Advanced Systems at a Special Economic Zone in Adibatla in the outskirts of Hyderabad. This facility now makes cabins for Sikorsky's S-92 helicopter and the joint venture would have expanded Tata Advanced Systems' portfolio to include aerospace components.

An official at the Hyderabad urban planning agency said that some 40 acre allotted to the Tatas in the SEZ, and nearly same amount outside it, form part of the 'growth corridor' for residential development. Sreeram MM, executive director of Samuha Engineering Industries Ltd, a joint venture of 40 small and medium precision engineering firms, said there should be consistency in policy and clearances should not be given piecemeal. "Case-by-case clearances will impact many small and medium defence and aerospace equipment players who have committed investments in the city outskirts," he said.

The industry ministry, aware of the damage that the cancellation of land allotment can cause, is trying to resolve the problem within the next few days.

BR Meena, the managing director of the industrial infrastructure corporation, said the 'growth corridor' came into being after the land was allotted to the Tata company. That is why, Meena said, he has requested the Hyderabad metropolitan authority to reverse its decision to cancel the allotment of land to the Tata ventures.

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Weiss Technik sets up base in India, to concentrate on automotive, defence and aerospace sectors in India

Source: http://www.rushlane.com/weiss-techni...a-1221367.html

To draw more attention to Indian automotive, defence and aerospace sectors, Weiss Technik will set up base in India. The company which is a subsidiary of Germany's Schunk Group is being set up to center their attention on Indian sectors.

Mr. M A Gaffar, Managing Director of Weiss Technik India said that the company considers India as having potential to develop their aerospace and defence sectors and bringing this company to India would have its advantages. Though the company began operations in 1978 in India its formal launch of Technik India Private Limited with their head office based in Hyderabad took place today.

Technik India would be involved in supplying its products to vehicle manufacturers, aerospace industry and also to electronic and pharma companies in the country.

The company has a 45% share in India and are planning further expansions where they will add about 20 more engineers to their current count of 50. Mr. Franz J Niederneier said that India contributes around 3 to 4% of the company's operations. With imports of their products from China, Weiss Group has already done some 700 installations for 450 customers which include DRDO, ISRO, Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki.

http://www.thehindu.com/business/com...cle2509292.ece

Weiss Umwelttechink of Germany, specialising in making simulators of real environmental conditions as testing equipment for different sectors, has floated its Indian subsidiary Weiss Technik India Pvt. Ltd. with Hyderabad as its headquarters to cater to the growing needs of the Indian market.

Weiss Technik India Managing Director M. A. Gaffar said the simulators for different environmental conditions from extreme cold to heat, humidity, high altitude, solar and wind with dust and corrosion were being used to test the quality of products in electrical, electronic, battery, automobile, space and aerospace sectors to prove their survivability in the real environment.

Talking to reporters later, he said Weiss was providing its simulators to public and private sector companies and it had 700 installations with 450 customers so far. The market size of environmental simulators in India was worth about Rs.100 crore annually and the share of Weiss was Rs.60 crore. The company had recently set up a manufacturing facility in China as it was reducing labour costs by 20 per cent compared to Germany to cater to the needs of the Asian market.

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http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/10...-for-take-off/
MAS Aerospace Enginnering’s Indian JV ready for take-off
KUCHING: MAS-GMR Aerospace Engineering Company Ltd (MGAE), a joint-venture (JV) between Malaysian Aerospace Engineering Sdn Bhd (MAE) and GMR Hyderbad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), is expected to be launched soon this month.

According to a press release yesterday, the JV was a third party Airframe Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility, the first of its kind of its scale, located in the special economic Zone (SEZ) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad in India.

MGAE owned one wide body hangar, one narrow body hanger with three bays, and an another paint-cum-narrow body hanger with associated workshops. It had the capability to provide base maintenance services, starting with narrow bodied aircraft like Airbus A320, ATR-42/72 and Boeing 737-NG and subsequently wide-body aircraft like A330 and Boeing 777.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India was completing the audit of the JV facility early this month, paving the way for airline operators to consider this facility for their MRO needs.

In November, the facility would be audited by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and should the facility also meet the stringent criteria of EASA, it would be able to attract European registered aircraft for MRO services.

MGAE currently has close to 350 employees of which the bulk of the manpower is made up of local Indian skilled work force, while retired Malaysia Airlines engineers and technicians are also employed at competitive remuneration packages to kick-start the operations.

In preperation for the operations of the MGAE facility at Hyderabad this year, MAE trained 72 Indian engineers hired by MGAE. These students underwent two years on-the-job-training programme in Subang and returned to Hyderabad as aircraft maintenance engineers in MGAE. Support staff of MGAE also underwent familiarisation exposure in MAE, Subang.

In addition, MAE provided assistance in the design of the Hyderabad JV facilities and operational readiness support.

The Asia Pacific countries, together with China and India combined already account for 23 per cent of total MRO expenditure. The demand for MRO service is fastest growing in Asia given fleet orders and lower costs compared with the EUropean Union and North America.