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Nothing off the table: ATR open to India manufacturing facility

In March, Airbus announced plans to significantly increase its sourcing of components and services from India, targeting $2 billion annually by 2030

Jean-Pierre Clercin, Head of commercial for Asia Pacific, ATR
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Jean-Pierre Clercin, Head of commercial for Asia Pacific, ATR

Deepak Patel New Delhi

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Turboprop aircraft maker ATR is open to establishing an aircraft manufacturing facility in India if it makes “business and industrial sense”, its head for the Asia Pacific region, Jean-Pierre Clercin, told Business Standard on Sunday.
 
Currently, ATR has manufacturing facilities in France and Italy.
 
“Nothing is off the table, if it makes sense, from an industrial and business perspective...We are a joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo. Our shareholders are already heavily invested in the country (India) in terms of supply chain. So, we have a lot to learn from that as well,” Jean-Pierre Clercin said, when asked whether the