PARIS : India was set to dominate the Paris Airshow for a second day on Tuesday, with Air India expected to finalise a whopping order for 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing, sources familiar with the matter said.That deal, sketched out in February, was at the time the largest ever announced by number of pl
PARIS : India was set to dominate the Paris Airshow for a second day on Tuesday, with Air India expected to finalise a whopping order for 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing, sources familiar with the matter said.
But some analysts have expressed concern that airlines could be over-ordering jets in pursuit of the same passengers. Demand has been hottest for short and medium-haul narrowbody jets, but engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday the market for long-haul widebodies was also coming back strongly. Its renaissance under the Tata conglomerate aims to capitalise on India's growing base of fliers and large diaspora, currently mostly served by foreign rivals such as Emirates.
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