Infosys enters into Five-year contract with Spirit AeroSystems

Infosys has now extended its collaboration with the US-based Spirit AeroSystems to provide engineering and IT services for product development of commercial, emerging aircraft programs, business jet, and maintenance, and report and overhaul services.

As a part of this engagement, Infosys said that it would offer end-to-end product development services, which include sustaining engineering, stress engineering, design engineering, system engineering, manufacturing engineering, and repair and maintenance.

Dr. Sean Black, Senior Vice President, and Chief Engineer, Engineering and Technology, Spirit AeroSystems, said, "At Spirit AeroSystems, we believe our ability to continuously advance our offering at design and engineering levels is one of our competitive differentiators. Our longstanding collaboration with Infosys means we are well-positioned to co-innovate on critical stages of product development, ensuring we continue to pursue the highest standards in quality and airworthiness. This strategic agreement further reinforces our strengths and will leverage mutual synergies to accelerate the development of world-class, sustainable aerostructures and services across our commercial and aftermarket business segments".

Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys, said, "Now more than ever, aerospace and defense organizations need to rapidly reinvent their digital foundation. We are thrilled to deepen our strategic collaboration with Spirit AeroSystems and accelerate their digital transformation by pushing the envelope in design and product engineering. With our investments in aerostructure engineering and next-gen technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud, we are confident of delivering compelling value to Spirit and taking our collaboration to newer heights."

The IT major said that it would leverage knowledge-based engineering to accelerate product development across the value stream.

Additionally, Infosys will support the Spirit to secure highly efficient and effective structural designs and a robust certification process, contributing to the manufacture of innovative, lightweight, and more sustainable aircraft structures and components.

The Aerospace Center of Excellence at Infosys has a track record of world-class execution of design and engineering solutions for around two decades.

The company has collaborated with seven of the top 10 global aerospace companies and has been recognized as a leading player in aerospace and defense manufacturing.