Airbus Urges Extension of PLI Scheme for Aerospace Manufacturing Sector.

Airbus India has urged the Centre to extend the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to the aerospace manufacturing sector to strengthen India’s base for aerospace component production.

Speaking at the Aviation India and South Asia 2025 summit, Jürgen Westermeier, President & Managing Director of Airbus India & South Asia, highlighted that aerospace manufacturing requires substantial long-term capital investment.

“India needs to have a lot of investment to get things going,” Westermeier said. “We have in India this production-linked incentive. Why not extend this one to the aerospace industry? This is a growing industry.”

Airbus’s call comes as India seeks to expand its footprint in the global aerospace supply chain, encouraging both domestic and foreign investments in high-technology manufacturing.