ARLINGTON, VA, June, 2023.
Boeing
[NYSE: BA] President and CEO David L. Calhoun met with Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in Washington, D.C. this afternoon and discussed the importance
of Boeing’s eight decades of aerospace partnership with India.
“Boeing is proud to
be playing a key role in the rapid expansion of India’s commercial aviation
market, and in the mission readiness and modernization of the nation’s defense
forces,” said Calhoun. “We support Prime Minister Modi’s Make in India
initiative, with more than 5,000 people in India pursuing high-quality careers
doing innovative work on the Boeing team. Our growing investments in India
underscore not only the strength of Boeing’s partnership with the nation, but
also the positive trajectory of the broader U.S.-India economic relationship.”
Boeing continues to
build on its longstanding commitment to India’s commercial aviation and defense
sectors. This week at the Paris Air Show, Boeing announced new services
contracts in India, as well as the finalization of Air India’s order of up to
290 new Boeing jets.
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