“Exclusive Interview: Airbus Targets USD 2 Billion Sourcing From India By 2030: Jürgen Westermeier”, Defence Capital, January 29, 2026
“In this exclusive interview, Airbus India and South Asia president and managing director Jürgen Westermeier tells Defence Capital readers the company’s procurement from India has grown three times from USD 500 million in 2019 to about USD 1.5 billion. Here are the excerpts:
Q: How does Airbus view India’s civil aviation market over the next decade, and how is Airbus’ catalysing the growth of the country’s aviation sector?
A: India’s aerospace industry is the market of the future. We see tremendous appetite for growth. Add to that the country’s demographic dividend and significant engineering and IT talent pool, making India a magnet for trade and investment in aerospace.
Airbus is fully utilising this clear talent advantage that India offers for all its global commercial aircraft and helicopter programmes. Additionally, in today’s volatile and uncertain world, India offers political stability and policy predictability. One area of focus could be the speed of doing business……”
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