Airbus signs H130 helicopter fuselage manufacturing contract with Mahindra Aerostructures
Airbus and Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd. signed a contract on 9 April 2025 for manufacturing and assembly of the H130 helicopter fuselage, at a ceremony chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
Summary
On 9 April 2025, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu chaired the signing of a contract between Airbus and Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd. for the manufacture and assembly of the H130 helicopter fuselage, at the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Airbus India and South Asia President and MD Remi Maillard and Mahindra Group CEO and MD Anish Shah attended. The minister said Mahindra Aerostructures, set up in 2011, already supplies parts and assemblies to global players such as Airbus, and called the contract a sign of confidence in Indian industry under Make in India.
Key facts
- Date
- 9 April 2025
- Parties
- Airbus and Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd.
- Scope
- Manufacture and assembly of H130 helicopter fuselage
- Chaired by
- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu
- Mahindra Aerostructures
- set up in 2011
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Which Indian company signed a contract with Airbus in April 2025 to manufacture the H130 helicopter fuselage?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Mahindra Aerostructures
Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd., at a ceremony chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.