Order For 470 Planes One Of Largest, Says Air India Chief
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The order comprises 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9 wide-body aircraft, as well as 210 Airbus A320/321 Neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-bodies.
Air India chief Campbell Wilson said today that the order for 470 planes is one of the largest single order by any airline, anywhere, ever, and the carrier has secured a number of options and purchase rights.
The order comprises 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9 wide-body aircraft, as well as 210 Airbus A320/321 Neos and 190 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-bodies.
The A350 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines, and the B777/787s by engines from GE Aerospace, he said in a message to Air India staff.
All 400 narrow-body aircraft will be powered by engines from CFM International, he added.