Archive · 3 Jun 2025
Airbus Sees India as a Strategic Resource, Expanding Production
Airbus, a big airplane maker, is doing more business in India.
They see India as a key place to make parts for their planes.
IndiGo and Air India are important customers.
Airbus plans to make more planes each month, hoping to get back on track with supply issues that have been happening since 2020.
They're also buying more parts from India, which helps the country's economy.
Almost every Airbus plane flying will now have parts made in India.
Airbus views IndiGo and Air India as major global customers with significant aircraft orders.
Every commercial Airbus aircraft flying will be partly made in India.
Airbus aims to increase production of A320 family single-aisle planes to 75 per month by 2027.
Airbus sourcing from India reached $1.4 billion in 2023 and anticipates $2 billion before the decade's end.
India is becoming a strategic resource and industrial base for Airbus, investing in manufacturing.
- Who
- Airbus, IndiGo, and Air India
- What
- Airbus is expanding its production and sourcing in India, with IndiGo and Air India as key customers.
- When
- Airbus aims to reach $2 billion in sourcing from India before the end of the decade; increasing A320 production by 2027.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To stabilize supply chains, expand footprint, and leverage India as a strategic resource.
- Top Airbus Customers
- IndiGo and Air India
- Monthly A320 Production (Pre-Covid)
- 60
- Target Monthly A320 Production (by 2027)
- 75
- Airbus Sourcing from India (2023)
- $1.4 Billion
- Projected Sourcing from India (before end of decade)
- $2 Billion
