Mahindra Aerospace
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2003[1] |
| Founder | Anand Mahindra |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[2] |
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| Parent | Mahindra Group |
| Website | www |
Mahindra Aerospace is an Indian aerospace company and a 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]
The parent Mahindra & Mahindra group acquired a 75.1% majority stake in Australian aircraft manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics in December 2009, 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]
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National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Mahindra Aerospace jointly developed the NAL NM5 light aircraft.
