TASL to make Airbus cargo doors in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: French aerospace giant Airbus has awarded a contract to Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) to manufacture cargo and bulk cargo doors of its A320neo aircraft family as part of efforts to boost its competitiveness in the single aisle aircraft market and ramp up the A320 programme.
TASL will be making these doors using cutting-edge robotics and automation technology at a new facility in Hyderabad.Each shipset will include two cargo doors and one bulk cargo door, Airbus said.
The contract was inked in Hyderabad on Wednesday by Olivier Cauquil, SVP of aerostructure procurement, Airbus, and VP & HO of aerostructure & aero-engines for TASL, Masood Hussainy.
Airbus already procures components and services worth $735 million each year from over 100 Indian suppliers with every Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopter having critical technologies and systems that are designed, manufactured and maintained in India.
"When it comes to supporting the development of India's industrial capacities, Airbus is walking the talk. The latest contract underlines our continued commitment to 'Make-in-India' for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat," said Remi Maillard, president and managing director, Airbus India and South Asia.
"In TASL, we have a most trusted and able partner that will support the ramp-up of our A320neo family aircraft that has been the poster child of democratisation and transformation of India's aviation sector," he added.