The Air Force has got special exemption from the government to deal with banned Swiss company Pilatus to get spares and a maintenance contract to ensure that the in-service fleet of basic trainers remains airworthy.
The exemption has been given for the ‘uninterrupted sustenance’ of the fleet of 75 aircraft that forms an important part of the training programme for new pilots. As reported by ET, the Swiss firm was banned in July following registration of cases by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into alleged corrupt practices by the company to bag the Rs 2,800 crore deal in 2012.Read More…
