Tata Group: Sources told that Air India has made changes in the order with Airbus. Now it will acquire 140 A321 Neo and 70 A320 Neo. Besides, there has also been a change in the order of 40 A350.
Air India News: Air India, owned by Tata Group, has changed the order of 250 aircraft given to Airbus this year. Under this, the number of A321 Neo aircraft will now increase. Under the order of 250 aircraft with Airbus, the airline was to acquire 210 narrowbody A320 aircraft. This included 140 A320 Neo and 70 A321 Neo. The remaining 40 were large-sized A350 aircraft. This included six A350-900 and 34 A350-1000.
Air India changes order with Airbus
Sources told that Air India has made changes in the order with Airbus. Now it will acquire 140 A321 Neo and 70 A320 Neo. Besides, there has also been a change in the order of 40 A350. When asked about this, an Air India spokesperson said, ‘We regularly review our orderbook based on business needs and opportunities…’ Regarding this, Airbus said, ‘It depends on our customers. They should reveal their strategy.
Tata Group acquired in 2022
Tata Group had acquired loss-making Air India in January 2022. It is noteworthy that Air India had ordered 470 aircraft to Airbus and Boeing this year. This order was worth 70 billion dollars. Earlier, Air India had announced to purchase about 470 aircraft in the month of June. In the airline industry, huge discounts are available on bulk purchase of aircraft. Earlier, IndiGo has ordered about 830 Airbus A320-family jets from Airbus.
