Air India announced a 470-plane order with Airbus (EADSY) and Boeing (BA) in what stands to be the largest purchase in commercial aviation history, Bloomberg’s Siddharth Vikram Philip, Ragini Saxena, and Jennifer Jacobs report. The carrier will purchase 250 Airbus jets including 210 A320neo family aircraft as well as 40 A350s, as well as 220 Boeing models comprising 190 737 Max, 20 787s and 10 of its largest 777X. The previous single largest jet order was a 460-plane deal by American Airlines (AAL) in 2011, the authors note. Reference Link
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