Air India confirms placing order to purchase 100 more Airbus aircraft
The Hindu
Air India orders 100 more Airbus aircraft, bringing total to 350 in two years, alongside 220 Boeing planes.
Air India on Monday (December 9, 2024) confirmed that it placed an order to purchase 100 more Airbus aircraft, which include 10 widebody A350 and 90 narrowbody A320 Family aircraft.
These 100 new aircraft are in addition to the firm orders of 470 aircraft that Air India had placed with Airbus and Boeing last year.
The latest order takes the total number of aircraft that Air India has ordered with Airbus over the past two years to 350. Its Airbus order last year of 250 planes included 40 A350 and 210 A320 Family aircraft.
The 220 Boeing planes included order in 2023 included 190 737 MAXs, 20 787 Dreamliners and 10 777X jets.
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