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Mahindra Aerospace

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Mahindra Aerospace
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)[1]
FounderAnand Mahindra
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India[2]
Key people
Products
ParentMahindra Group
SubsidiariesGippsAero
Websitewww.mahindraaerospace.com

Mahindra Aerospace is an Indian aerospace company, part of the Mahindra Group.[5][6] It is the first Indian private firm to make smaller civil aircraft for the Indian general aviation market.[4] It is an AS9100 Rev.D certified design organization.[7]

Acquisitions

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A Civil Air Patrol GA8 Airvan on takeoff from West Houston Airport during a mission following Hurricane Rita in 2005.

The parent Mahindra & Mahindra group acquired a 75.1% majority stake in December 2009 of Australian aircraft manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics, builder of the Gippsland GA200, Gippsland GA8 Airvan and the Gippsland GA10 Airvan. The company was renamed GippsAero.[8]

Also in December 2009 the Mahindra & Mahindra group also acquired a 75.1% stake in Aerostaff Australia,[9] a component manufacturer of high-precision, close-tolerance, aircraft components and assemblies for large aerospace original equipment manufacturers.[citation needed]

In June 2010 the company acquired the Australian Boeing unit, an aerospace component manufacturer.[citation needed]

Products

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National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Mahindra Aerospace jointly developed the NAL NM5 light aircraft.

Manufacturing plants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mahindra offers to quit AI board over conflict of interest". Indianexpress.com. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ CJ: puretechin. "Mahindra Engineering Services bags Process Innovation award at the NASSCOM Innovation Awards 2011". Merinews.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Mahindra GippsAero's GA8TC-320 Airvan enthrals Mumbai". Indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Mahindra Aero bets on components - Money - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Mahindra plans Rs 285cr aerospace facility". The Times of India. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Mahindra Aerospace looking for strategic investors including OEMs and tier I suppliers". Invest in India. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Aerospace". www.mahindraaerospace.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Mahindra buys major stake in Australian firms". The Hindu. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  9. ^ "M&M buys two Aussie aerospace cos". The Economic Times. 16 December 2009.
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