Honeywell wants to relocate small engine unit to HAL

Mumbai: US aerospace major Honeywell is in talks with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture engines for civil transport aircraft in India, a senior HAL official said.
"They are talking of transferring a production line of one of their global engines - civil aircraft engine - for their smaller transport aircraft", reports quoted A K Saxena, MD of HAL's Bangalore complex, as saying.
Saxena expects the two companies to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) after the conclusion of the talks.
Global aerospace major Pratt and Whitney is also in talks with HAL to enter into a broad-based partnership agreement covering areas like energy, research and development and manufacturing, he said.
HAL already has an agreement with Pratt and Whitney Canada for an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Bangalore.
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