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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Over the last decade, Boeing has
‘Boeing’ – emerged as the largest foreign

OEM exporter from India by
growing its supplier network to
Largest Foreign over 300. Boeing’s annual sourc-

ing from India has risen from
$250M to $1.25B over nearly a
OEM exporter decade, and 70% of the sourcing
today is contributed by manu-
facturing. The above figures just
from India give us a glimpse of the amount
of investment, effort and work
done by Boeing in India over the
last decade. With time, Boeing’s
intentions are only to grow and
expand from here, along with
India’s growing aviation market
presence in the global arena. In an
Exclusive Q&A with Nikhil Joshi,
managing director, Boeing, De-
fence, India, he speaks about the
changing picture of India’s civil
MRO ecosystem with Civil-Defence
convergence on the radar, Boeng
contribution to make-in-India
initiative and much more…

Q - Your take on the civil defense
convergence in MRO efforts in India?
How will it impact the overall civil MRO
ecosystem in the country?
A - The convergence of civil and
defence MRO efforts in India repre-
sents a pivotal strategic approach to
transforming the country’s civil MRO
ecosystem. By combining resources
and expertise, we are looking at a more
efficient and cost-effective operation
that could significantly reduce costs and
improve turnaround times. Additionally,
it creates opportunities to introduce
advanced defence technologies into
the civil sector, which could drive in-
novation and significantly enhance our
overall capabilities. This is also an im-
portant step towards self-reliance, with
the potential to drive economic growth
by creating jobs, increasing exports,
and attracting foreign investment. At
Boeing, we recently accepted the first
overhaul of landing gear from AIESL for

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