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Air India to buy 250 Airbus jets, eyes big Boeing order in bid to ‘transform’ airline

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Air India will buy 250 Airbus planes in a deal aimed at transforming the former national carrier, it said on Tuesday, after decades as a monumental burden on the public purse.

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Times of India

Tata Sons to acquire 250 aircraft from Airbus

Tata Sons on Tuesday announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 250 aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus. Chief executive Campbell Wilson had said that Air India was planning to expand its fleet and global network, aiming to increase its market share to 30% on both domestic and international routes from India over the next five years.

1 year ago·India

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NDTV

250 Airbus Aircraft, 220 From Boeing: Air India's Multi-Billion Dollar Deal

Tata group's Air India has signed multi-billion dollar deals with France's Airbus and American plane-maker Boeing to buy 470 passenger aircraft in the largest shopping event in commercial aviation history.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

After Airbus, Tata's Air India signs 'landmark' aircraft deal with Boeing; PM Modi & Biden laud

Air India will purchase 470 planes from Airbus and Boeing under an historic pair of mega agreements announced Tuesday, transforming the former national carrier as it prepares for scorching growth. The airline, which is owned by the Tata Group, announced a contract to purchase 250 Airbus planes. That was followed by a White House announcement that Air India also agreed to a firm order of 220 Boeing aircraft in a contract that US President Joe Bid…

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Air India orders 250 Airbus jets as air travel demand swells

Air India’s owner is buying 250 Airbus passenger jets in a mammoth order that underlines the surging demand for air travel fueled by the country’s swelling middle class

1 year ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

Air India to buy 470 Airbus, Boeing jets, as it seeks ‘massive transformation’

Combined, the two mega deals constitute the largest unveiled at the same time by a commercial airline.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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WION

Air India signs 'historic' deal to purchase 250 aircraft from Airbus; its first purchase order in 17 years

Tata-group owned Air India on Tuesday announced that it will purchase 250 aircraft from Airbus. The deal which is worth more than $50 million is reportedly Air India's first aircraft purchase in around 17 years and is also the first order under the ownership of Tata Group. The deal, as per N Chandrasekaran, the company's chairman, is aimed at transforming the former national carrier, as well as expanding its operations. PTI reports that the acqui

1 year ago·Noida, India

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