Airbus is reportedly bringing its top brass to Delhi this week for the first time for its annual strategy meet.

According to The Economic Times, which reported the development, Airbus directors will meet top Indian government officials, as well as executives from IndiGo and Air India — its two largest customers in the country. Advertisement

Board meetings like this usually happen in Europe or in countries where Airbus already has deep manufacturing roots such as China, where it operates a final assembly line for A320 jets. The last such meeting outside Europe was held in China in 2018.

Business Today could not independently verify this report.

The timing is notable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has been pushing global aerospace firms to shift from selling into India

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