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National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) — Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA-90) proposal

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Filed · national-aerospace-laboratories-nal-regional-transport-aircraft-rta-90-proposal · Last verified 2026-07-14
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1 builder
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Large narrowbody jet
No capability hardware

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1 · [milestone] RTA-90 proposed as a 90-seat twin-engine turbofan for 300-1,000 km short-haul routes by HAL with NAL; NAL's ~$2 billion development request remains unapproved and HAL abandoned earlier RTA efforts in 2015

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