Post-Covid crisis, Boeing to revive ‘Make in India’ goals
US aerospace firm Boeing said it will use Aero India 2021 as a launchpad to restore its ‘Make in India’ goals which have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The company will also push several aircraft for possible induction in the Indian military.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Salil Gupte, president, Boeing India, denied that the company’s conversion of a manufacturing facility in Bengaluru into a research and development centre was a walk-back of the company’s commitments to indigenous manufacturing.
“Boeing has been investing a significant amount in the 43-acre campus in Bengaluru over a long period of time. There were certain elements of manufacturing that were linked to projects that Boeing had in work prior to the pandemic.
