Air India has placed orders for 840 planes: Official

New Delhi: Air India has placed orders for 840 planes from Airbus and Boeing, including options to purchase additional 370 aircrafts, a senior airline official said on Thursday. In a LinkedIn post, Air India's Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal said that the airline is humbled by the excitement generated across the world by the airline's aircraft order.

Order comprises 470 firm aircrafts, 370 options & purchase rights to be procured from Airbus & Boeing

According to Aggarwal, this order of 840 aircraft has been a culmination of a fascinating journey that began almost two years ago starting with the Air India's privatisation process. "The order comprises 470 firm aircraft, 370 options and purchase rights to be procured from Airbus and Boeing over the next decade," he said.

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