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Airbus contracts Mahindra Aerostructures to supply A320neo/A321XLR fuselage skins from Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Karnataka31 Aug 2026

Airbus awarded Mahindra Aerostructures a multi-year contract to manufacture and supply rear-fuselage and tail-section fuselage skins for the A320neo and A321XLR. The parts will be produced at Mahindra Aerostructures’ Bengaluru facility and supplied to Airbus’ Augsburg, Germany plant; engineering and qualification work is stated to be underway, with deliveries targeted to begin in 2028.

Why it matters

It expands India-based aerostructure manufacturing work in Airbus’ commercial aircraft supply chain and supports capability build-out at Mahindra’s Bengaluru facility.

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