Air India to buys another 85 Airbus jets, may add Boeing jets
Air India will place a new order for 85 Airbus aircraft and may buy more Boeing aircraft, according to industry sources.
The European manufacturer said late on Wednesday an unnamed customer had placed an order for 75 A320-family jets and 10 long-haul A350s.
Three sources said that Air India was the airline behind the order. Two of the sources said Air India was also in talks for a potential top-up order from Boeing.
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The order, the largest ever placed by a single airline, was split between 250 Airbus and 220 Boeing aircraft, with neither manufacturer having the capacity to fill the entire order.
Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal said Air India had also negotiated a total of 370 options and purchase rights from Airbus and Boeing in addition to the main order.
Air India indicated last year that it had options for 70 Boeing aircraft, but did not publish a breakdown for Airbus.
With information from Reuters
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