Air India buys 85 Airbus jets, eyes more Boeings, sources say

Published on October 10, 2024

Air India has continued a dramatic bid to recapture a place among top carriers by placing a new order for 85 Airbus (AIR.PA), opening new tab jets and now eyes more Boeings on top of a historic purchase of almost 500 jets from the two plane makers, industry sources said.
The Airbus order emerged in a routine industry update as the national carrier mourned the death of the former chairman of parent Tata Group, business and aviation pioneer Ratan Tata.

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