Air India Discloses New Order for 100 Airbus Jets

DALLAS — Air India (AI) has disclosed a new order for 100 Airbus aircraft, including 10 A350 widebody and 90 single-aisle A320 Family aircraft. The Indian flag carrier has also selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services-Component (FHS-C) for its growing A350 fleet.

The latest aircraft order, which is already included in Airbus’ 2024 orderbook, follows the 40 A350 and 210 A320 Family aircraft ordered by Air India in 2023. According to an Airbus release, AI’s total orderbook for Airbus aircraft now stands at 344 with six A350-900s already delivered.

Air India began A350 operations in January 2024, thus marking the entry-into-service of the A350 in the Indian market. On September 1, 2024, AI's first A350-900 began to operate the airline's Delhi (DEL)-London Heathrow (LHR) service.

Now, AI's expanding A350 fleet will operate more efficiently and dependably thanks to the FHS-C services package.

Comments from Tata Sons Chariman, Airbus CEO

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and Air India, said, “With India’s passenger growth outpacing the rest of the world, its significantly improving infrastructure and an aspirational young population increasingly going global, we see a clear case for Air India to expand its future fleet beyond the firm orders of the 470 aircraft placed last year."

The Chairman added, "These additional 100 Airbus aircraft will help to position Air India on the path to greater growth and contribute to our mission of building Air India into a world-class airline that connects India to every corner of the world.”

"Having personally witnessed the formidable growth of the Indian aviation sector in recent months, I am glad to see Air India renew its trust in Airbus with this additional order for both our A320 Family and A350 aircraft," said Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO.

"Through this continued partnership, we are committed to supporting the success of Air India's "Vihaan.AI" transformation plan under Tata's vision and leadership."