Wheels up from Belagavi! How a Karnataka Town Keeps Global Flights Rolling
In Karnataka’s sugar bowl, an aerospace park has carved out a sweet spot in the world’s aircraft supply chain. The next time your Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 hits the tarmac, the wheels beneath you may have rolled out of Belagavi. This north Karnataka town, about 500 km from Bengaluru, houses a 250-acre aerospace park that keeps global […]
Forging a Global Manufacturing Ecosystem From the Deccan Plateau – Manufacturing Today India
August 6, 2025, Cover Story From the heart of India, Aequs has meticulously built a global contract manufacturing empire. In the bustling landscape of global manufacturing, Aequs stands as a testament to visionary leadership and strategic innovation. From its roots in Belagavi, India, Aequs has meticulously cultivated a diversified manufacturing platform, providing vertically integrated, high-precision […]
Putting Belagavi on Aerospace Map – The Hindu Business Line
August 4, 2025 Over the last couple of decades, groups of visitors from Airbus, Boeing, Safran, Honeywell, Collins Aerospace, UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), SAAB, GKN, and othe companies in the aerospace and precision engineering sectors have been making a beeline to Belagavi city, in north-western Karnataka, where a quiet manufacturing revolution is brewing. They are […]
Skilling India for the skies
With an estimated order book of over $70 billion for the next decade, India is a key driver of growth in the global passenger aircraft market. By Rajeev Kaul India’s aerospace manufacturing sector stands at an inflection point, poised for significant growth driven by the global civil aviation boom and the government’s Make in India […]
Skilling India For The Skies
Thursday, 12 June 2025, Newspaper: Deccan Herald, Edition: All Edition Page:07 Summary : Opinion piece by Rajeev Kaul on the shortage of skilled talent emerging as the biggest obstacle for the aerospace manufacturing sector. India’s aerospace manufacturing sector stands at an inflection point, poised for significant growth driven by the global civil aviation boom and […]
Govt Eases SEZ Rules For Semiconductor, Electronics Manufacturing; Micron, Aequs Get Nod – CNBC TV18
The government has eased SEZ rules to attract semiconductor and electronics investments, clearing projects by Micron in Gujarat and Aequs in Karnataka with a combined outlay of ₹13,100 crore. The government, on Monday, notified key reforms in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) rules to promote investment in semiconductor and electronics component manufacturing. The changes aim to […]
Aequs flies beyond Bengaluru: Nearly Every Aircraft Delivered Globally Today Has Parts Made in Belagavi -Moneycontrol
The company has diversified from aerospace manufacturing into consumer products such as toys, cookware, and electrical components. Aequs aerospace industrial park in Belagavi When Aequs Ltd—earlier QuEST Global Manufacturing—established its aerospace industrial park on 250 acres in North Karnataka in 2008, co-founder Aravind Melligeri faced a surprising challenge: convincing clients that Belgaum actually existed. “Foreigners and customers […]
India Needs $10 Billion Aircraft Programme to Build Jet Engines: Aequs CEO – Outlook Business
The Belagavi-based supplier of aircraft components to global majors like Airbus and Boeing says India currently accounts for just 1% of the sector’s global supply chain. Q. What motivated you to get into aerospace manufacturing? A. Aequs is a 15-year-old entity focused on manufacturing. We started with aerospace manufacturing. As our DNA comes from engineering […]
India Needs $10 Billion Aircraft Programme To Build Jet Engines: Aequs CEO
Jet engine manufacturing should be a part of India’s national program because engine development requires 15 to 20 years, according to Aravind Melligeri, CEO and chairman of Aequs, a contract manufacturing firm in aerospace, consumer durables and toys. In a video interview with Outlook Business, Melligeri said the company has achieved 100% local value addition […]
Tramontina Expands Global Manufacturing With New Joint Venture in India – The Malaysian Reserve
SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tramontina, a global leader in kitchenware and housewares, has announced a joint venture with Aequs Private Ltd. to expand its manufacturing capabilities in India. The new entity, Aequs Cookware Pvt. Ltd. (ACPL), will produce premium cookware and consumer goods for the Indian market and global distribution. This […]