Airbus SAS has awarded a long-term contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to manufacture and supply components made of hard metals - aerospace steel, titanium and Inconel for A320neo & A350XWB.

This will be the first direct work package from Airbus to Mahindra Aerostructures, who will execute the work together with its sub-tier, Segnere SAS based in France. Segnere has several years of experience working with hard metals and supplies components directly to Airbus. Products will be delivered directly to Airbus facilities in Europe from India and France, thereby providing Airbus an optimum mix of cost structures and logistics flexibility.

Mahindra Aerostructures currently operates a 250,000 sq. ft. facility near Bengaluru that started commercial deliveries in January 2015 and is already a supplier to reputed Tier 1s and to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The existing facility caters to components made of aerospace aluminum alloys.

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