Global aircraft manufacturer Airbus Monday entered into an agreement
with Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies to source flap-track beams for its
wide body A330 family aircraft. "Airbus partnership with Dynamatic
signifies our commitment towards developing the aerospace supply chain in India thereby supporting thousands of highly
skilled jobs in India,"
said Srinivasan Dwarakanath, managing director, Airbus India. Dwarakanath
further said that India
is one of the fastest aviation growth markets in the world and it'll be one of
the largest in the next 20 years. According to the company, the agreement is
the largest manufacturing contract between Airbus and a private sector company
in India
and elevates Dynamatic to a global tier-1 supplier. Dynamatic has manufactured
flap-track beam assemblies for Airbus’ single-aisle A320 Family on a global
single source basis as a tier-2 supplier, since 2010. The aircraft manufacturer
further said that in phase one of the agreement, Dynamatic will assemble all
the flap-track beams from its Bengaluru facility. "In the second phase,
Dynamatic will be responsible for the entire supply chain for the flap-track
including sourcing materials, manufacturing and final assembly," the
aircraft manufacturer said in a statement. Airbus added that in recent years
its has increased its sourcing from India, with more than $400 million
worth of parts sourced in 2014. Currently, the company is actively engaged in
developing a network of over 35 supply chain partners in the country.