Airbus opens 5,000-seat technology centre in Bengaluru

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Friday inaugurated a new technology centre in Bengaluru, marking a major expansion of its engineering and digital capabilities in India.

The facility, called the Airbus India Technology Centre, will serve as a hub for engineering, digital transformation, customer services, and procurement, the company said in a statement.

The centre was inaugurated by Karnataka’s deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar and industries minister M B Patil. Union civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu attended the event virtually.


Airbus executive vice-president Catherine Jestin and India managing director Jürgen Westermeier were also present.

“The new facility represents a strategic acceleration in our journey in India and provides the headroom for our next phase of growth,” Westermeier said. “This centre will allow us to scale existing technological competencies and innovation ecosystems, as Indian expertise continues to be woven into every stage of our global value chain.”

Airbus said its engineering presence in Bengaluru has evolved over the past two decades from a specialised unit into a multi-dimensional hub supporting several global programmes.

The new facility, spread across about 8.8 lakh square feet, is designed to accommodate around 5,000 employees, said the company.

Work carried out at the centre is integrated across the entire aircraft lifecycle. Engineers and digital specialists in India contribute to maintaining and optimising Airbus’s commercial aircraft and helicopter programmes.

The facility will also support research and development in next-generation aircraft technologies, cyber security, robotics, and artificial intelligence, as well as manufacturing and assembly, the company said.