Mahindra wins Airbus contract to manufacture A320 fuselage skins

Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd. (MASPL), a part of India’s Mahindra Group, has been awarded a contract by Airbus to manufacture and supply fuselage skins for the A320 family of aircraft. 

Under the contract, Mahindra Aerostructures will manufacture fuselage skins for Sections 18 and 19, covering the rear fuselage and tail sections of the Airbus A320neo and A321XLR aircraft. The components will be manufactured at Mahindra Aerostructures’ facility in Bengaluru and supplied to Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Augsburg, Germany, according to a press release.

The scope includes the manufacture of eight fuselage skins for Section 18 and three fuselage skins for Section 19 of the aircraft. This along with recently concluded roll forming contract from Airbus aligns well with MASPL’s planned strategy to build larger fuselage sections in the near future.

“The manufacture of fuselage skins for the A320 family requires advanced process capabilities and precision at scale,” Vinod Sahay, President, Mahindra Aerospace, Advanced Technologies and Trucks & Buses, said. “Through investments in specialised technologies and manufacturing infrastructure, we will build critical capabilities in India and support Airbus’ requirements from our Bengaluru facility.”  

“We are delighted to expand our long-standing partnership with Mahindra Aerostructures as we continue to strengthen India’s role in our global supply chain,” Jürgen Westermeier, President and Managing Director, Airbus India and South Asia, said. “This contract for the manufacturing of the A320 family fuselage skins is a testament to the world-class precision engineering capabilities present in the country.”  

As part of a multi-year industrialisation roadmap for the programme, Mahindra Aerostructures will expand its specialised manufacturing capabilities through advanced chemical milling, surface treatment and stretch-forming production lines. Initial engineering activities, including tooling design, process-flow updates, qualification and inspection, are already underway, with delivery targeted for 2028, the press release said.