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Air India to add over 90 planes in two years in first order since 2006

This includes 56 planes that are part of mega aircraft order signed with Airbus and Boeing. These will be in addition to previously announced leases of 36 planes

Air India. Photo: Bloomberg
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Air India. Photo: Bloomberg

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
The Tata-group owned Air India will induct over 90 aircraft within the next two years, as it looks to widen its footprint and grab a larger market share.

This includes 56 planes that form a part of the mega aircraft order that the airline has now finalised with Airbus and Boeing. These will be in addition to previously announced leases of 36 planes that include Airbus A320Neo, A321Neo and Boeing 777 aircraft.

Currently, Air India has 115 aircraft. Its last aircraft order was announced in 2006. At the group level the Tata group airlines (including Air India Express, AIX Connect

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