IndiGo Backs Jeh Aerospace to Boost India's Aero Future

IndiGo’s strategic investment in Jeh Aerospace marks a pivotal step in India’s push to build self-reliant aerospace capabilities.

As one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets, India has historically lagged in aerospace manufacturing—an imbalance that Jeh Aerospace is actively addressing. In just its first year, Jeh secured contracts worth $100 million and delivered over 100,000 flight-critical components, underscoring the global demand for precision manufacturing from India. The investment aligns with broader national goals. Since 2020, India’s government has fostered private participation in aerospace and spacetech.

Key Highlights

• IndiGo invests in Jeh Aerospace to localize aerospace manufacturing.
• Jeh secured $100M in contracts and delivered 100,000+ components in Year 1.
• India's aerospace economy projected to hit $44B by 2030.

Over 100 startups registered with ISRO in 2023, and the government recently launched a Rs. 1,000 crore VC fund to catalyze further growth. Jeh Aerospace stands out in this landscape with its AI-driven production and digital manufacturing model, a departure from India’s historically low-tech participation in global aerospace supply chains.

Jeh’s founders—veterans of Tata’s aerospace joint ventures with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Sikorsky—epitomize a new wave of Indian entrepreneurs leveraging deep multinational expertise for local industry transformation. IndiGo’s Rs. 450 crore venture fund provides much-needed capital in a sector that saw a 35 percent dip in funding in 2024.

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This approach mirrors strategies in Brazil and Canada, where national champions like Embraer and Bombardier grew through targeted policy and capital support. With India’s aerospace and spacetech economy projected to reach $44 billion by 2030, Jeh Aerospace and IndiGo are positioning themselves at the heart of this transformation.