Airbus eyes more jobs for Indian engineers by 2025
“We have signed a contract for 56 C295 aircrafts with the Indian Air Force, 40 of these will be fully manufactured, assembled, and maintained out of India,” Maillard told ET adding that the balance 16 aircrafts will come in fly away condition from Spain. “The first C295 aircraft will be delivered to the Indian Air Force this month itself.
The first Make-in-India C295 will be delivered in September 2026,” he said.
Maillard was in the national capital for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), Vadodara and Airbus. Highlighting the significance of this agreement, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said this will train engineers specialised in aerospace that can be immediately recruited.
In response to a question on whether Airbus plans to hire more Indians, Remi said, “As on today we employee more than 3000 engineers in our design centres.
