4 December 2019: GKN Aerospace has opened its facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. An inauguration ceremony will be conducted on Wednesday 4th December.
GKN Aerospace Leadership, together with State of Maharashtra Government officials, as well as investment partners and customers, will come together to recognise GKN Aerospace strengthening its footprint in the region and the importance of the fast growing Aerospace market in India.
The guest speakers at the ceremony will be the Ambassador of the Netherlands in India, Marten van den Berg, John Pritchard, CEO Aerostructures and Systems Europe and Asia and Michiel Barendse Vice President & Managing Director of GKN Fokker Elmo.
The site will work on the assembly of wiring systems for commercial aircraft and aero-engines like the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737, 777X and Boeing 787.
The Pune facility will operate alongside the existing Joint Venture for wiring systems in Bangalore, which is serving the defence market.
John Pritchard, CEO Aerostructures and Systems Europe and Asia said, "We are really proud to open this state of the art facility in Pune. This is a true demonstration of our enduring partnership with India and of the solid growth of the Indian Aerospace Industry and of our EWIS business. The collaboration with the local authorities and support of the regional government has been vital."