Winning Bizness Desk
Mumbai. Air India has taken a major decision to purchase a total of 470 aircraft. It involves Air India's deal to purchase 250 aircraft from France's Airbus. A big decision has been taken to buy 220 planes from Boeing of America. Interestingly, the agreement between Air India and Boeing has been welcomed by US President Biden and this decision has been called a historic decision. Air India has signed an agreement worth 85 billion dollars. Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of the Tata Group has informed that Tata Sons is trying to give a new rise to Air India. Joe Biden said, “I am delighted to announce the historic agreement between Air India and Boeing. More than 200 aircraft will be purchased through the historic deal. This agreement will create more than one million jobs in 44 states. These jobs do not require a college degree. We look forward to deepening the relationship between India and the US with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
US President Joe Biden welcomed the decision
After the agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone conversation with President Biden. A statement issued by the government said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed satisfaction over the strengthening of India-US relations through the agreement. Both the leaders welcomed the historic agreement between Air India and Boeing, which will help create new employment opportunities in both countries. The Prime Minister invited Boeing and other US companies to tap the opportunities created by the expansion of India's civil aviation sector.
Air India has announced the purchase of 250 aircraft from France's Airbus on Tuesday. Tata Sons to buy 250 aircraft from Airbus Air India will buy 40 A350 aircraft and 210 mid-range aircraft which will have 140 A320 and 70 A321 aircraft. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said, "Air India has announced the purchase of 250 aircraft from Airbus. Of these, 40 will be wide-body aircraft. This will be Air India's first order after coming under the ownership of the Tata group."
