Minister for IT, Electronics and HRD Nara Lokesh, has held a high-level meeting in New Delhi with the Board of the $180 bn Aerospace major Airbus led by Chairman René Obermann and the President and Managing Director of Airbus India and South Asia. This is the first time Airbus board has come to India and is exploring options on ‘Make in India’ and indigenization.
Minister Lokesh delivered a strategic pitch and presented Andhra Pradesh’s proposal to host a large, world-class aerospace manufacturing facility, anchored by Airbus and supported by co-located Tier-1 and Tier-2 vendors for end-to-end supply chain integration.
“Airbus represents the gold standard in global aerospace, and Andhra Pradesh is prepared to deliver a competitive home for complex manufacturing with full ecosystem support,” said Minister Nara Lokesh. “With ready land, a progressive policy, and corridor flexibility, we can localise, innovate, and scale for global programs from Andhra Pradesh,” he added.
Andhra Pradesh offered ready-to-allot land parcels and a forward-looking aerospace policy designed to enable rapid project take-off, global-quality manufacturing, and technology transfer, positioning the state as an export-oriented aerospace hub.
The state invited Airbus to establish an integrated cluster where suppliers, MSMEs, and partners can operate alongside the main facility, de-risking timelines, improving localisation, and delivering cost-efficiency at scale.
Andhra Pradesh conveyed that several aerospace corridors are being developed, with multiple siting options available to match Airbus program needs, vendor clustering, logistics access, and expansion pathways.
Minister Lokesh travelled from Amaravati exclusively for this engagement, underscoring the administration’s investor-first approach and commitment to fast-track clearances, single-window facilitation, and time-bound execution. Minister Lokesh spoke about brand CBN and the track record of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in bringing world class investments to the state. He further spoke about AP’s focus on ‘speed of doing business’ and fast approvals.
He said AP is having ready industrial land with plug-and-play enablement for anchor and vendor units, progressive aerospace policy with targeted incentives and MSME integration and multi-corridor flexibility aligned to airports, ports, and logistics routes.
Further, he said they are offering single-window investor facilitation and time-bound approvals and industry-aligned talent and skilling through partnerships with leading institutions.
