2008
CSIR approved Rs. 300 cr for development of RTA-70. Prototype was expected in 2013.
http://www.nal.res.in/pdf/rtaIAfeb10.pdf
2009
India’s first attempt at certifying a regional aircraft yielded the 14-seat coastal surveillance and transport training pusher turboprop called the Saras, development of which stalled following a crash in 2009.
NAL’s attempt to develop India’s Light Transport Aircraft, renamed Saras in 1993, started as an Indo-Russian joint venture in 1986. But JV partner Ilyushin withdrew from the project. Two Saras prototypes were produced. The second prototype crashed in March 2009 during a flight test, killing all three crew members.
2010
http://www.nal.res.in/pdf/rtaIAfeb10.pdf
2013
India continues with RTA-70
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2013-07-15/india-commits-new-transport-aircraft
2014
http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/india-s-civilian-aircraft-project-to-get-a-leg-up-114071500985_1.html
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/import-substitution-tax-sops-vital-for-aerospace-progress/article6708691.ece
2015
Aeronautical society of India News April 2015
http://www.aerosocietyindia.in/e-news/volume9/April%202015.pdf
http://defence.pk/threads/hal-nal-regional-transport-aircraft-rta-indias-regional-airliner-programme.358046/page-2
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/news/HAL-to-Go-Ahead-with-Civil-Aircraft-Development-Project/2015/02/07/article2656716.ece
