Airbus in India | Commercial Aircraft
With the A320 family being a prominent choice of the Indian market and making Delhi the world’s busiest A320 airport, Airbus has forged ahead from sending A300 twin-aisle aircraft to India about 50 years ago.
Airbus’ relationship with India started some half a century ago with the delivery of the first Airbus A300 twin-aisle aircraft to the erstwhile Indian Airlines, now Air India. It has a proud and prominent presence in the Indian skies, accounting for a vast majority of the in-service fleet and with about 500 aircraft still to be delivered.
The A320 Family is the airliner of choice in the discerning Indian market, with Delhi being the world’s busiest A320 airport.
Airbus recently announced a landmark deal with Air India that includes the acquisition of 40 next generation A350 aircraft. These aircraft have the range and payload capability to fly non-stop from India to deep into the United States with unparalleled comfort for its passengers, superior efficiency and the lowest economics for the airline. The A350 is set to become the unmatched, new flagship for Indian aviation and will bring India closer to the world.
Airbus in India presence
Information Management Centre
The Information Management centre established as a global capability centre in Bengaluru with the vision of building the Information Management Systems to support all the divisions worldwide. The IM centre in India is built to cater to the needs of differently abled employees. The IM centre is the backbone of the Airbus’ Digital Transformation.
Customer services
The South Asian customer service teams are set up in India, Seychelles, Nepal, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan. In India, the team of more than 150 members is based on New Delhi and Bengaluru provide customer support, field service, multi-programme support, tailored support programme, quality management, and maintenance and flight training services and business development. We covers Airbus’ fully owned subsidiaries – Satair for spare parts distribution and Navblue for flight operations services.
Engineering and Innovation
The Airbus India Engineering centre was established in 2007 in Bengaluru and now has grown exponentially, with strength of more than 700 engineers. It is the backbone which support all the three divisions - Commercial, Defence and Space and Helicopters. The team also provides solutions for Flight Physics, Airframe, Systems, Flight Test and propulsion, supports customer services, design cycles, manufacturing engineering and some Airbus subsidiaries.
Community Engagement
Airbus supports corporate social responsibility activities to have a positive impact on the local communities. Education, healthcare, employability, underprivileged, and women empowerment are the key sectors in which we extend our support. We supports programmes namely, Christel House, Swanthana, Smile Foundation, and SGBS Unnati Foundation.
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