Rotorcraft
Tata and Airbus To Start Helicopter Production in India
H125 final assembly line will be Airbus' second manufacturing plant in the country
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury (left) and N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, confirm their partnership to build a helicopter final assembly line in India.
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury (left) and N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, confirm their partnership to build a helicopter final assembly line in India.

Airbus Helicopters will set up a final assembly line (FAL) in India through a partnership with Tata Group. The agreement, announced on Friday during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to New Delhi for India’s Republic Day event, covers production of the company’s H125 single-engine helicopter.

Tata and Airbus have yet to confirm the exact location for the FAL, which will be the first helicopter manufacturing site in India established by the private sector. The H125s produced in the facility will be for the domestic market, as well as for export to some neighboring countries.