Magellan Aerospace hosted a traditional ground breaking ceremony for the company's new manufacturing and assembly facility in India. The new 140,000 square foot building will be constructed on seven acres in Hitech Defence and Aerospace Park (Aerospace SEZ Sector) in Devanahalli, Bengaluru, near the Bangalore International Airport.

Already an established presence in India's aerospace sector for more than a decade, Magellan will invest more than CDN $28 million in this state-of-the-art manufacturing and assembly plant. Construction of the plant will be in two phases with the first phase planned to become operational near the end of 2018.

The plant will employ approximately 120 high technology and support positions, and will be equipped with a comprehensive range of high speed 4 and 5-axis machining centres, selected to optimise manufacturing efficiency.

This facility will support Magellan's major North American and European OEM customers' drive to grow the ‘Make in India' content on their aircraft and demonstrates Magellan's on-going commitment to play a major role in developing the supply chain in India.

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