Air India set a global aviation record by making the largest-ever aircraft order by a single airliner. Air India has ordered a whopping 470 planes.
737 MAX is Boeing's best-selling aircraft still in production. It is only recovering from its worldwide grounding in 2019 after the two fatal crashes.
Photo: Twitter/BoeingAir India is not the first to order 737 MAXs after the 2019 scandal. Ethiopian AIrlines, involved in one of the fatal crashes, also made orders.
Air India is making a total of 220 aircraft orders from Boeing including 20 787 aircraft.
Air India ordered 10 Boeing 777-9 wide-body aircraft to be powered by GE Aerospace.
Airbus calls its A320 Neo the most successful aircraft family ever. Air India has made the highest orders of this aircraft from Airbus.
Airbus beat Boeing in securing the largest order from Air India. In total, Air India has ordered 250 aircraft from Airbus including the A321 Neo.
Apart from the massive aircraft orders, Air India has also ordered several engines for its fleet including from Rolls-Royce.
Air India's massive order saw reactions from US President to UK PM. Joe Biden said the order will support over one million jobs in the US.
French President Emmaniel Macron said the deal between Airbus and Tata Sons marks a new stage for India-France relationship.
UK PM Rishi Sunak hailed the deal saying that it's worth a trillion pounds for the country and will help create highly skilled jobs.
Photo: LinkedIn/RishiSunakIndian PM Narendra Modi invited global aviation partners to India to harness the opportunities of the country's booming aviation sector.
Photo: Twitter/NarendraModiThe Air India order is reportedly worth more than $150 billion in total. The orders will be delivered over a period of 10 years.