Air India has placed an order with Airbus for an additional 100 aircraft, comprising of 10 A350s and 90 A320 family aircraft, on December 9, 2024.
This latest order takes the total number of aircraft that Air India has ordered with Airbus from 250 - comprising of 40 A350s and 210 A320 family aircraft - to 350.
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons and Air India, cited India’s rapidly expanding passenger growth as a case to increase the airline’s orderbook.
“These additional 100 Airbus aircraft will help to position Air India on the path to greater growth and contribute to our mission of building Air India into a world-class airline that connects India to every corner of the world,” said Chandrasekaran.
In addition to orders placed with Airbus in 2023, Air India also placed orders for 220 widebody and narrowbody aircraft with Boeing, of which 185 aircraft remain to be delivered.
Air India also announced it has selected Airbus’ flight hour services-component (FHS-C) to support the maintenance requirements of its growing A350 fleet.
The airline had recently completed its merger with Vistara in the previous month. Post-merger, the airline now operates a fleet of 300 aircraft.