Diamond Aircraft to build DA40 NG aircraft in India together with local partner
Diamond Aircraft is entering into a joint venture (JV) with Sakthi Aircraft Industry, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Sakhti Group, to build a final assembly line (FAL) in India for the DA40 NG light training aircraft, several media outlets have reported.
According to those sources, the deal also involves an order for 200 DA40 NG aircraft, 150 of which will be manufactured in India.
In addition to the establishment of the JV with the Austrian-based, Chinese-owned aircraft maker, Sakhti Group has also signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with Aero Club of India, an organization that acts as the governing body for various aero sports and aviation-related activities in India.
Aero Club of India will act as a channel for the allocation and distribution of the locally made DA40 NG aircraft among India’s many Flight Training Organizations (FTO).
The large number of aircraft involved in this order it is likely due the fact that India faces the challenge of training a large number of pilots in the coming years. This is in response to the high rates of growth in the Indian commercial aviation industry, which sees its airlines expecting the delivery of hundreds of airliners within the next few years.
With these 200 aircraft, Aero Club of India and its affiliated flight training organizations expect to be able to train around 1,000 pilots per year.
Hisar, in the state of Haryana, is likely to be the location for the new DA40 NG assembly line. This airfield in northern India is being developed into the so-called Integrated Aviation Hub (IAH) by the state of Haryana, with the support of several Indian national aviation organizations. The plan is to turn it into an aerospace industrial cluster with particular and the industrial and educational activities necessary to support the further development of general aviation.
The first deliveries to Aero Club of India, to arrive from Diamond Aircraft’s existing production facility, could start as early as May 2025. Once the local assembly line is built, it is expected to complete approximately 100 aircraft per year in India.
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