To strengthen collaboration with India in the aerospace sector, over 100 delegates from 60 French companies traveled to New Delhi on Monday. Organized by GIFAS, the delegation will engage with a range of Indian companies from October 7 to 10. GIFAS stated that this includes a range of companies from large contractors to new businesses, spanning the civil, defense, and space divisions of the French aerospace sector.
India currently accommodates more than 60 GIFAS member companies, with over 30 operational industrial sites in the country. Training, innovation, and decarbonisation efforts in the aerospace industry are the key areas of concentration in this partnership.
The delegation visiting attended a seminar today held at the Taj Mahal Hotel on Mansingh Road in France-India, and later had a press conference. Guillaume Faury, chairman of GIFAS and CEO of Airbus, Frederic Parisot, CEO of GIFAS, and French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou were present at the seminar.
The group from India had 160 members and was guided by Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, the Union Minister of Civil Aviation. Members from the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and the Indian Space Association, deliberated on potential partnerships. These organizations play a vital role as GIFAS's partners in India, reflecting the growth of India's aerospace sector.
