Will Mahindra's Dream To Fly Essay

Will Mahindra’s Dream to Fly Take-Off?
Mahindra’s rise in the Indian automobile market was unexpected, but can you believe that a tractor and four-wheeler manufacturers is now ready to take the aerospace by storm.
Mahindra is all set to do a ‘Scorpio’ in the sky
It was totally unexpected how Mahindra, a tractor and farm equipment manufacturer was able to replace India’s long-time market leader Tata Motor is no time especially in light commercial vehicle segment. You can also remember about the most successful Mahindra’s Scorpio, the SUV brand of the country, which ruled the Indian roads for a very long time and are still in demand.
Well, Yes!! Mahindra is prepared to overwhelm the aviation industry with its entire array of offerings from

Mahindra is going to launch its Airvan-10, a ten-seater plane, globally in 2018’s second half. The Airvan-10 has received important safety certifications from Australian and American authorities. The certification approves airworthiness standards of smaller airplanes relates to structural loads, performance, stability, controllability and safety. Yet, the Airvan has not received endorsement from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation but the Airvan is certified in more than 42 countries.
How Mahindra enters the aviation industry?
Mahindra, an agro-to-auto pioneer, entered the aviation industry in 2009, after the acquisition of two airplane manufacturing firms in Australia. It had grabbed 75.1 percent stake in Aero staff Australia, a component manufacturer and in general aircraft maker Gippsland Aeronautics, for Rs 175-crore, with plans to make airplane and its components to serve the global aviation market.
At the same time, the company set up a component manufacturing unit for aerospace in Bangalore. Since then, the company is working at a high growth rate and expanding its operations globally in aviation

The RCS routes would cover a length between 200 to 800 km. The government also thinks that small 8 to 20-seater aircraft will be ideal for these routes, which are unlikely to witness heavy traffic.
Mahindra is already assembling the 5, 8 and 10 seater aircrafts which will drive the purpose of India RCS scheme. As the government of India is looking to bring 200 smaller airports into the aviation network, this move of Mahindra will open a large market for the small plane in India.
Moreover, Mahindra groups mentioned that they have signed an agreement with the Indian Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative to accelerate India’s participation in the global aerospace industry.
How this move of Mahindra is going to benefit the aviation sector?
We can say that yes, the aviation industry is going to see the highest growth rate than ever over the next five years backed by the mergers and joint ventures in aviation industry and government spending in the sector. Mahindra is playing smartly to upper hand the global market whether you talk about the passenger car segment, commercial segment, talk about electric cars and yes now of course the aviation industry. It sounds like Mahindra is