9 Nov 2009,
Times Of India

Engineering a new flight path
This coming Saturday, Belgaum will see the formal launch of a 300-acre aerospace SEZ. This is not the sort of SEZ that the government announces and nobody ever hears anything about it for a long time. This is one where land has been allotted, and work has begun, including an aircraft surface treatment facility set up by Quest Global, the promoters of the SEZ, and Magellan Aerospace. A sheet metal manufacturing facility and a precision machining facility for aircraft too are operational. On Saturday, more partnerships in aerospace design and manufacturing will be announced.

27 Oct 2009,
Mint

Belgaum will be next aerospace centre says Aravind Melligeri
Aravind Melligeri is betting against conventional wisdom. Bangalore is India’s aerospace hub, where the country’s military plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is based and the work on a homegrown plane and space research is centred. This, in turn, means the bulk of the vendors with the ability to make precision parts and systems for aeroplanes, are located around this city.

12 Oct 2009,
The Economic Times,
Bangalore

More offshoring by aerospace cos
AEROSPACE companies, including Indian aviation majors, are coming out with new business models as they seek high levels of design and production. Long-term contracts by offshoring and outsourcing work to private firms and SMEs in India is one among them.

    

18 Sep 2009,
Fast Company

Force Your Competition To Defend Multiple Fronts
While Ajit Prabhu, the co-founder and chief executive officer of QuEST Global, and his team may not liken their strategy to this pattern, they have brilliantly implemented this ancient principle in what they call the “global-local model.

17 Sep 2009,
Global Services Showcase

India's Midsize R&D Firms Closing Gap with the Market Leaders
The midsize service providers are moving strongly towards the top-pack and establishing themselves as leaders in R&D community

15 Sep 2009,
Fast Company

Make Them Need You – Become Indispensable To Your Clients
Last week I introduced Ajit Prabhu, the co-founder and chief executive officer of QuEST Global. My interview with him was fascinating, and during our discussion, I learned that the basic idea behind QuEST was born while Ajit was working at General Electric. Whether Ajit knew it or not, he began employing the time-tested stratagem - Exchange the role of guest to that of host.