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Airbus Plans Over 1,200 Aircraft Deliveries to India
Airbus says it has many airplanes to deliver to India.
The company expects to deliver more than two airplanes every week for the next 10 years.
This is because Indian airlines have ordered more than 1,200 Airbus planes.
Airbus also says that more than 500 Airbus planes are already flying in India.
The company is helping build new repair services in the country.
One new facility in Nagpur will repair important protective covers on airplanes.
Airbus also discussed an Air India flight that suddenly lost altitude on August 4.
The company said officials are following the required process to examine what happened.
Airbus expects to deliver more than two aircraft a week to India over the next decade.
The company has a backlog of more than 1,200 aircraft for India, equal to about 120 deliveries annually.
More than 500 of the 800 Airbus aircraft currently flying in India are made by Airbus.
Airbus said official procedures are being followed after an Air India A320 dropped 300 feet on August 4, injuring 24 people.
Airbus selected Indamer Technics to establish South Asia’s first comprehensive radome repair facility in Nagpur.
- Who
- Airbus, represented by India and South Asia President and Managing Director Jurgen Westermeier, and Indamer Technics.
- What
- Airbus outlined plans to deliver more than 1,200 aircraft to India over 10 years and expand local maintenance capabilities.
- Where
- India, including a planned radome repair facility in Nagpur; the Air India flight incident occurred over Odisha during a Phuket-to-Delhi flight.
- When
- The delivery outlook was discussed on Thursday; the Air India incident occurred on August 4.
- Why
- India has a backlog of more than 1,200 Airbus aircraft, while local MRO capabilities are intended to strengthen the aviation ecosystem and reduce turnaround times.
Key facts
- India backlog
- More than 1,200 Airbus aircraft
- Expected annual deliveries
- About 120 aircraft per year
- Expected weekly deliveries
- More than two aircraft per week
- Current Airbus fleet in India
- More than 500 of the 800 aircraft flying in India
- New repair facility
- Indamer Technics will establish a comprehensive radome repair facility in Nagpur
- Aircraft coverage
- The facility will support Airbus A320, A330, A350 and A380 radomes
- Air India incident
- An Airbus A320 dropped 300 feet on August 4; 20 passengers and four cabin crew members were injured
Quotes
Jurgen Westermeier
President and Managing Director of Airbus India and South Asia
“So you see we are really supporting the growth and we have a backlog with India of more than 1200 aircraft, which is a big number…And this means in the next 10 years, you just do the maths, 1200 divided by 10 is 120, so more than two aircraft per week which Airbus will deliver to India”
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“We are now in the process of establishing these critical capabilities in India. This will help grow the ecosystem, and this will also help our airline customers that they have quicker turnaround times”
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