RR to support Indian regional airliners

In connection with the regional air connectivity programme being promoted in India, President of Rolls-Royce India and South Asia, Kishore Jayaraman has stated that “We have interest in that segment of 50- 60 seater aircraft for which Rolls-Royce will offer appropriate power plants.” However, he said that an Indian company such as the Tatas or Mahindras would need to establish an aircraft manufacturing facility for which based on market requirement, RR can supply engines ‘Made in India’. In any event, Rolls-Royce India have been in dialogue with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) who have been planning to build the first ‘Made in India’ regional airliner by 2022 through the public private partnership (PPP) model. Rolls-Royce and HAL are already joint venture partners for various components of aircraft engines.