BENGALURU/PARIS - Air India has sealed a jumbo deal for about 500 new planes worth more than US$100 billion (S$133 billion) at list prices. It could become the single largest order by any airline as it seeks to reinvent itself under its new owners, industry sources told Reuters. The deal, split equally between France's Airbus and rival planemaker Boeing, was...
An Air India Airbus A320neo passenger plane moves on the runway after landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, India, on Oct 22, 2021.BENGALURU/PARIS - Air India has sealed a jumbo deal for about 500 new planes worth more than US$100 billion at list prices.
Air India has agreed to purchase 250 Airbus planes, split between 210 single-aisle A320neos and 40 widebody A350s, and 220 Boeing aircraft including 190 of its 737 MAX narrowbody jets, 20 787 widebodies and 10 777Xs. Airbus declined to comment. Air India did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment outside of regular business hours.
The deal for 400 narrowbodies will also allow Air India to win a bigger share of regional international traffic and the domestic market, setting up a battle on both fronts with IndiGo.
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