Last Updated:June 01, 2025, 20:01 IST
Air India is in talks with Airbus and Boeing for a major aircraft deal, potentially involving hundreds of planes, including 200 narrow-body jets.
Air India placed a then-record order for 470 planes from both suppliers in 2023 and another 100 Airbus jets last year. (File photo)
Talks are underway between Tata Group’s Air India and two aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, for a major aircraft deal, including some 200 extra single-aisle planes. This is being touted as a deal significant enough to surpass the mammoth deal of 2023. This development comes as the Indian carrier pursues a multi-billion revamp, news agency Reuters, citing industry sources, reported.
Word of a potential new significant deal from India’s flag carrier emerged as global airline bosses converged in the world’s fastest-growing aviation market for an industry summit to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
It is expected that the deal could involve hundreds of airplanes in total spread across various sizes. The deal discussions expand on earlier reported discussions for a further batch of large wide-body aircraft, Reuters reported citing sources.
Air India placed a then-record order for 470 planes from both suppliers in 2023 and another 100 Airbus jets last year.
The back-to-back plane orders come at a time when aircraft manufacturers are scrambling with supply chain issues leading to severe delays in aircraft delivery and a looming jet shortage.
Getting new planes is crucial for Air India, which has suffered from years of under-investment under government ownership and is now undertaking an ambitious modernisation plan to recapture market share lost to global rivals.
The exact number of narrowbody jets under the new order was not immediately clear but two sources put it in the hundreds and one said it involved a provisional total of 200 narrow-body planes, which are the workhorse of aviation fleets worldwide.
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