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Airbus opens largest tech and digital innovation centre outside Europe in Bengaluru

By Startup Enthusiast · 7 March 2026

What they do

Airbus India Technology Centre is a global capability centre for engineering, digital transformation and procurement

The 880,000 sq ft campus in Bengaluru can house 5,000 employees and supports the full aircraft lifecycle

More than a third of Airbus's global digital workforce is now based in Bengaluru, and annual India sourcing has tripled to $1.5 billion

Airbus opened its largest tech and digital innovation centre outside Europe in Bengaluru.
The new facility is structured as a Global Capability Centre (GCC).
It integrates engineering, digital transformation, customer services and procurement operations.
The campus spans about 880,000 sq ft and is designed to accommodate about 5,000 employees.
The centre supports the full aircraft lifecycle: design, engineering, lifecycle management, AI, cybersecurity, robotics and sustainable aviation systems.
It also contributes to research, testing and certification for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
The campus was inaugurated by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and state Industries Minister M.B. Patil; Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu addressed the event virtually.

More than a third of Airbus's global digital workforce is now based in Bengaluru.
Airbus's annual sourcing from India grew from about $500 million in 2019 to more than $1.5 billion currently.
Airbus expects India sourcing to exceed $2 billion before the end of the decade.
The centre evolved over two decades from a specialised unit to a large multi-functional centre.

The centre is a Global Capability Centre (GCC) for Airbus, handling engineering, digital transformation, customer services and procurement.
It supports the full aircraft lifecycle: design, engineering, lifecycle management, AI, cybersecurity, robotics and sustainable aviation systems.
The customer services centre provides flight-hour services, maintenance assistance and technical support for commercial aircraft and helicopters.
The facility serves as a major procurement hub and orchestrator of Airbus's Make in India strategy.
More than 100 Indian companies are in the Airbus supply ecosystem.
Indian suppliers manufacture flap track beams, aircraft doors and helicopter fuselages.
Indian suppliers support the C295 final assembly line in Vadodara and the H125 helicopter facility in Vemagal.
The campus includes a local chapter of Airbus Leadership University for development programmes.

Airbus expects India sourcing to exceed $2 billion before the end of the decade.