The Wilton Weavers’ Ameyaa program brings women with disabilities into carpet manufacturing through training and stable employment. By adding on the Boeing Kaushal skilling program, their skills are being further enhanced to meet global aerospace standards for aviation carpet manufacturing, which involves high precision and stringent quality and safety standards to be met.
“Building strong supplier capability and a skilled workforce is essential for the long-term growth of India’s aerospace ecosystem,” said Ashwani Bhargava, senior director, India Supply Chain, Boeing. “Through the Kaushal program, we are working with our partners to develop structured training pathways that support sustainable employment and deepen indigenous aerospace manufacturing capability.”
“Ameyaa is guided by our core philosophy of mindful manufacturing, where excellence in products must go hand-in-hand with responsibility to people and the planet” said Malini Gautham, CEO, Wilton Weavers. “Our collaboration with Boeing’s Kaushal skilling program has strengthened this approach by embedding structured trainings and global standards into our operations, helping build a skilled inclusive workforce that contributes to India’s aerospace supply chain”.
The first cohort of 15 women with disabilities has successfully graduated as a result of this partnership. They are now employed in Wilton Weavers’ aviation manufacturing operations, making aviation-grade products for global aerospace customers.
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About Boeing in India
Boeing is focused on delivering value to Indian customers with advanced technologies and is committed to creating sustainable value in the Indian aerospace sector – developing local suppliers and shaping academic and research collaborations with Indian institutions. Boeing has strengthened its supply chain with more than 325 local companies in India and a joint venture to manufacture fuselages for Apache helicopters and vertical fin structures for the 737 family of airplanes. Annual sourcing from India stands at over $1.25 billion. Boeing currently employs close to 7,000 people in India, and more than 13,000 people work with its supply chain partners. Boeing’s employee efforts and country-wide engagement serve communities and citizenship programs to inspire change and make an impact on more than 1.5 million direct and indirect beneficiaries. Learn more at www.boeing.co.in.
