As many of you might know, this week world wide aerospace industry news was dominated by the Berlin Air show. Indian aerospace news was no different, more so because of the fact that this time india was the 'partner country ' for the berlin air show which began on 27th May 2008.So which companies were part of the show india, find out here, And if you are following this weekly news item, you should have already guessed that tata group is one of them. Find about who else went? Apart from TATA, our very own HAL is also exhibiting its Dhruv light helicopter and ISRO, after making history with 10 satellite launch, made its first appearance at the berlin year show.
India was predominantly labeled as the show's official partner country' what does this mean? This shows the importance of indian market and growing power of indian aerospace industry!! The release of a $10 billion request for proposals (RFP), India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition has added the spice as all major aerospace players are hoping to impress and persuade India that theirs is the best choice as India’s next fighter.
Everyone is talking about MMRCA competition. Learn what is it? What are the stakes and how this will help the aerospace engineers of india here.
Did you know this time India has the largest presence at Berlin air show.
In berlin air show, EADS is the one which is wooing india the most. It can be seen as European aerospace consortium EADS invited India to be a part of its prestigious Eurofighter upgrade project, saying it would help Indian companies enhance their skills in the aviation field. find out what more EADS has to say
And to judge the excitement and enthusiasm about india one has to listen to the statement of Airbus chairman Louis Gallois as he said that "There are lots of engineers in India" and he also added "India is a priority country". He also addded that EADS, the parent company of Franco-German aircraft maker Airbus, may start producing in India in order to be nearer customers there. Read it here Also read what CEO and president, Airbus Industrie, Tom Enders said that going global without being present in India was impossible.
Know more about the berlin air show and its impact on Indian aerospace industry here
Among all this berlin air show news there was one report on why indian engineering graduates prefer others countries for higher education.
Another news of importance is report from the NASSCOM, India's leading IT trade group which commissioned a study by Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., to examine the country's potential to gain a larger share of the offshore engineering services business, going beyond software engineering to a swath of industries, including automotive, aerospace, utilities, construction and industrial. And the report is good news for all aerospace engineers... find it out here
There's another news about EADS when it selected four indian based suppliers for engineering services. Read this and all the latest news about indian aerospace news here
