Staff strike for wage revision grounds HAL operations
India | October 14, 2019 18:00 ISTTerming the strike illegal, the company claimed that the employees were offered the best package revision.
Terming the strike illegal, the company claimed that the employees were offered the best package revision.
The 55-year-old aerospace major has about 20,000 employees in 5 production complexes in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Koraput in Odisha, Lucknow and Nashik in Maharashtra and 4 research and development (R&D) centres across the country.
The employees' unions of the city-headquartered HAL have served notice at all locations of the Defence PSU to go on the indefinite strike from October 14 with regard to the settlement of wage revision effective from January 1, 2017.
With the completion of hot and high altitude testing, the LUH has complied with all the requirements of the users and it was close to operational clearance certification, HAL Chairman and Managing Director R Madhavan said.
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Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh will commission the Indian Navy's fifth Dornier Aircraft Squadron in Chennai on Monday, officials said.
A Request for Quotation (RFQ) was issued in April 2019. Under this deal, the selected Indian Partner would also be required to provide support to the customers throughout the life of the product (20 years) thereby ensuring long term business relationship, the HAL said.
Defence experts, including aerospace scientists and engineers, on Thursday, urged the Indian government and industry to step up indigenous design and development of aero gas turbine engines for self-reliance in production of military and civil aircraft.
Considering IAF's requirement, both HAL and BAPL were directed to expedite implementation of the project so that it can be completed much before the scheduled deadline of December 2020, sources said.
LCH is designed and developed by Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre (RWRDC) of HAL in response to the operational needs of Indian Armed Forces and its capabilities far exceed that of contemporary attack helicopters of its class.
"Tomorrow, RM must place before Parliament documents showing 1 Lakh crore of Govt orders to HAL. Or resign," he said.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited chairman R Madhavan on Friday said the HAL was capable of producing the Rafale aircraft but suggested that the question of transfer of technology does not arise in the current order of just 36 aircraft.
In its review document, the Ministry of Defence has found that the HAL-made Su-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force is about Rs 150 crore costlier than its Russian counterparts produced by the JSC Sukhoi Company.
HAL's statement comes against the backdrop of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's interaction with its present and past employees on the Rafale deal.
Gandhi who will land in the city Saturday afternoon, is likely to spend an hour and a half at Minsk Square before returning to Delhi the same evening.
Gandhi who will land in the city Saturday afternoon, is likely to spend an hour and a half at Minsk Square before returning to Delhi the same evening.
The milestone of refuelling the internal tanks and drop tanks (external fuel tanks) was done at 9.30 a.m over Gwalior skies, 400km north of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, when the aircraft was at 270 knots speed.
Kanpur: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the operations of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) would be expanded to compete with global aerospace and defence equipment manufacturing companies.He inspected the defence equipment manufacturing companies
New Delhi: Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has been asked to examine the feasibility of making Goa a hub for manufacturing helicopters, said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.Speaking to reporters at South Block, Parrikar, who was formerly
Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has absorbed the technology of British Advanced Jet Trainer “Hawk” completely and would be able to support the project for the next 40 years, HAL Chairman T Suvarna Raju has said.
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