India’s airline, Air India, today announced an order for 250 Airbus aircraft SE In what appears to be the largest aircraft purchase deal in commercial aviation history. The giant deal highlights the industry’s recovery from the Corona epidemic and the Indian airline’s ambition to become a prominent global force after years of declining activity.
The company signed a “letter of intent” to purchase 210 aircraft A320neo family as well as 40 airplanes A350, said the chairman of Indian Tata, the owner of the airline, in an online press conference in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron also participated. Air India also has “significant options” to increase its booking as it grows, Tata Chairman Ann Chandraskaran said.
The value of the deal according to the market value of the planes is about 16 billion dollars. According to the reports, the Boeing company is also supposed to win a large order that can be announced later.