Speaking about this milestone in the context of the Mahindra Group's strategic aspirations for Aerospace and Defence, Anand Mahindra, Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. stated, "When we began our aerospace journey in 2008, India had yet to establish a presence in the global aerospace supply chain.

"We committed then to bridge that gap with our investments in aerospace manufacturing, and this new chapter in our relationship with Airbus attests to that commitment. This is our vision to take ‘Make in India' from policy to reality: Build bridges across cultures, countries and businesses - enable each to focus on its core - and empower each other to Rise."

Airbus and Mahindra are already global partners in the aerospace engineering domain with Tech Mahindra being one of the global E2S engineering services providers to the Airbus Group. "This announcement marks a new milestone in our journey," said Dr. Klaus Richter, Chief Procurement Officer, Airbus Group & Airbus.

Dr. Richter, who is also a member of the Airbus Group Executive Committee and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Premium AEROTEC, added, "By expanding our relationship from engineering to manufacturing, both of us are signaling our willingness to further strengthen our joint business relationship."

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