Air India places order for 100 more Airbus aircraft
The New Indian Express Bengaluru|December 10, 2024
TATA Group-run Air India said on Monday it has placed an order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft, comprising 10 widebody A350 and 90 narrowbody A320 aircraft, including A321neo.
ARSHAD KHAN @ New Delhi
Air India places order for 100 more Airbus aircraft

These 100 new aircraft are in addition to 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 ordered with Airbus in 2023 from 250 aircraft, comprising 40 A350 and 210 A320 family aircraft, to 350.

With the order for 100 additional aircraft, it currently has 344 new aircraft incoming from Airbus, having received six A350s so far.

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