Air India has expanded an order from Airbus Group (EPA:AIR) to include 100 additional jets, including widebody Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.)-powered A350s.
Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday unveiled the deal for 10 new A350s and 90 narrowbody A320 jets, adding to orders for 470 jets from Boeing Co (NYSE:BA, ETR:BCO) and Airbus penned last year.
“With India’s passenger growth outpacing the rest of the world, its significantly improving infrastructure and an aspirational young population increasingly going global, we see a clear case for Air India to expand its future fleet,” chair Natarajan Chandrasekaran said.
The additional orders meant Air India had purchased 350 aircraft from Airbus since 2023, including 40 A350s and 210 A320 family jets.
“Air India is the first Indian airline to operate the Airbus A350, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines,” it added, highlighting non-stop routes from Delhi to London and New York.
“The A320 family fleet, powered by CFM LEAP 1-A engines, is a backbone of Air India’s domestic and short-haul operations,” the airline added.