BOEING TO START MANUFACTURING COMPLEX VERTICAL FIN STRUCTURES FOR 737 AEROPLANES IN HYDERABAD

HYDERABAD: Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing on Friday announced to manufacture complex vertical fin structures for 737 aeroplanes in Hyderabad. The new production line will be manufactured at Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) Hyderabad, a joint venture of Boeing and Tata. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries, Government of Telangana, said Boeing has announced major projects for Hyderabad.

GMR Group, a leading airport operator and aviation infrastructure developer, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus, a leading manufacturer of commercial aircrafts, to explore collaboration opportunities across aviation services, technologies and innovation.

The MoU was signed at Aero India 2021, Bangalore. GMR Group and Airbus will team up to explore potential synergies in several strategic areas of aviation services including maintenance, components, training, digital and airport services. As part of the MoU, GMR Group and Airbus will collaborate to explore a broad scope of aviation services like maintenance, components, training, digital and airport services both for commercial and military aircraft to benefit the entire aerospace ecosystem in the country.

Mr. SGK Kishore, Executive Director – South & Chief Innovation Officer, GMR Airports, said, “As one of the leading operators of airports globally, we at GMR are very pleased to partner with Airbus to bring the best possible experience and services to the airlines and passengers who are our shared customers, leveraging our complementary strengths and market presence. Under this partnership, GMR and Airbus teams will work together and innovate across areas such as airport operations and air cargo supply chain among others to realize our shared goals.”