Ratan Tata co-pilots Boeing's fighter plane

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Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday took to the skies as he co-piloted US aerospace major Boeing's F/A-18, the Super Hornet, at the eighth edition of premier airshow, Aero India 2011.

Boeing is one of the six competitors bidding for the 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft deal touted to be valued at $10 billion from the Indian Air Force.

Text: PTI

Image: Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata waves before boarding a Boeing fighter F/A-18 Super Hornet at the Aero India 2011 in Bangalore on Thursday, Feb 10, 2011. (Photographs copyright PTI)