In what seems to be a spree of contracts, Airbus has inked aircraft component manufacturing contract with about four Indian suppliers, mainly Mahindra Aerospace, Aeques, Dynamatic Technologies and Gardner. These contracts are a part of Airbus’ make-in-India initiative to boost the country eco-system in component manufacturing like sheet metal, machining and extrusion profiles.
As a part of the contract, the four companies will supply airframe and wing parts for Airbus A320neo, A330neo and A350s. With such contracts Airbus plans to ramp-up of commercial aircraft programmes globally along with strengthening the capability and capacity in the aviation ecosystem of India.
This contract holds special significance as it will stress India’s image as a global manufacturing hub along with deepening Airbus’ Make in India drive.
Airbus already procures $750 million worth of components and services annually from India and the latest contracts will add significantly to those volumes. Interestingly, every Airbus commercial aircraft has components and technologies that are made in India.
Highlighting India’s importance not just in terms of market for strategic resource but for human capital as well as aerospace components, Remi Maillard, President and Managing Director, Airbus, India voiced that he was extremely proud to extend his partnership with Aequs, Dynamatic, Gardner and Mahindra Aerospace. “All the four companies are trusted Airbus partners in India delivering with sound technical expertise and operational excellence,” Maillard noted.
Dynamatic Technologies has been the sole supplier of flight-critical aerostructures, mainly the A320 and A330 flap track beams since 2008. Dynamatic is the Tier 1 supplier for Airbus for these parts on which the wing flap surfaces extend and retract.
Speaking on the latest contract, Udayant Malhoutra, chief executive, Dynamatic Technologies said that it is a high-volume business constituting the supply of over 200,000 parts annually for a decade.
“This contract marks the beginning of our relationship with Airbus to export detail parts across the entire Airbus Aircraft family,” said Udayant Malhoutra, chief executive, Dynamatic Technologies.
Dynamatic Technoloies recently created a new subsidiary to manufacture detail parts to serve global OEMs to strengthen its position in global supply chain circles. With the new contract, Airbus Aerostructures will will provide guidance and support to ensure that the manufactured detail parts meet Airbus’s stringent quality and safety standards.
Airbus has also expanded its scope of work with Aequs, to supply detailed parts, with bench assembly for wings, fuselage, and pylons over the next decade.
Airbus was one of Aequs’ first OEM customer and since then the two have enjoyed long standing partnership with Aequs being preferred Detailed Parts Partner (D2P)
Proud to extend the contract with Aravind Melligeri, chairman and chief executive of Aequs, Airbus said, “It is also a testimony to the confidence in Aequs by global OEMs to enter into a deeper and longer relationships particularly at a time when the global supply chain is passing through a recalibration. This stems from the robustness of the Aequs Aerospace ecosystem and its supply chain robustness.”
With this contract Airbus has laid the foundation of putting in place all the critical building blocks for an integrated industrial ecosystem that will propel India into the front ranks of aerospace manufacturing nations.
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Earlier this year, Airbus has inked a deal with Tata Advanced Systems for manufacturing of cargo and bulk cargo doors for A320neo.
