Air India’s jumbo deal for 470 planes from Airbus, Boeing

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: In one of many world’s largest aviation orders, Tata group-owned Air India will purchase a complete of 470 wide-body and narrow-body plane from Airbus and Boeing. Out of this, 250 can be from Airbus and 200 from Boeing. While the corporate hasn’t divulged the monetary particulars, stories put the full deal worth at $80 billion. 

“The order comprises 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9s wide-body aircraft, as well as 210 Airbus A320/321 Neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX single-aisle aircraft. The A350 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines, and the B777/787s by engines from GE Aerospace,” the airline stated in an announcement.

The first of the brand new plane will enter service in late 2023 and the majority of the planes are anticipated to reach from mid-2025 onwards, Air India added. The mega deal has been welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. 

“My good friend Macron, it is a landmark deal between Air India and Airbus and would additional strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and France,’’ stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout a digital assembly with French President Macron on Tuesday.

“Dear Narendra, it is good to see you, even if it is virtually. Thank you for the strategic partnership. We have achieved a lot from India,” stated Macron. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed a multi-billion-pound deal by Airbus and Rolls-Royce to provide new plane to Air India as a landmark second for the nation’s aerospace sector.

Later, Modi and Biden had a telephonic dialog whereby the 2 leaders expressed satisfaction over the deepening of Indo-US ties.  Welcoming Air India’s choice to purchase 220 planes from Boeing, Biden stated: “This purchase will support over 1 million American jobs across 44 states, and many will not require a four-year college degree. This announcement also reflects the strength of the US-India economic partnership.”

NEW DELHI: In one of many world’s largest aviation orders, Tata group-owned Air India will purchase a complete of 470 wide-body and narrow-body plane from Airbus and Boeing. Out of this, 250 can be from Airbus and 200 from Boeing. While the corporate hasn’t divulged the monetary particulars, stories put the full deal worth at $80 billion. 

“The order comprises 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9s wide-body aircraft, as well as 210 Airbus A320/321 Neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX single-aisle aircraft. The A350 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines, and the B777/787s by engines from GE Aerospace,” the airline stated in an announcement.

The first of the brand new plane will enter service in late 2023 and the majority of the planes are anticipated to reach from mid-2025 onwards, Air India added. The mega deal has been welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. 

“My good friend Macron, it is a landmark deal between Air India and Airbus and would additional strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and France,’’ stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout a digital assembly with French President Macron on Tuesday.

“Dear Narendra, it is good to see you, even if it is virtually. Thank you for the strategic partnership. We have achieved a lot from India,” stated Macron. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed a multi-billion-pound deal by Airbus and Rolls-Royce to provide new plane to Air India as a landmark second for the nation’s aerospace sector.

Later, Modi and Biden had a telephonic dialog whereby the 2 leaders expressed satisfaction over the deepening of Indo-US ties.  Welcoming Air India’s choice to purchase 220 planes from Boeing, Biden stated: “This purchase will support over 1 million American jobs across 44 states, and many will not require a four-year college degree. This announcement also reflects the strength of the US-India economic partnership.”