<p>Air India on Tuesday signed agreements with Airbus and Boeing for acquiring 470 planes for an estimated $70 billion at list prices.</p>.<p>The Tata Group-owned airline had announced that it will buy 470 aircraft, including wide-body planes, in February this year.</p>.<p>The "firm orders include 34 A350-1000, 6 A350-900, 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 10 Boeing 777X widebody aircraft, as well as 140 Airbus A320neo, 70 Airbus A321neo and 190 Boeing 737MAX narrow-body aircraft," the airline said in a release.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indigo-makes-historic-order-for-500-airbus-planes-1229220.html" target="_blank">IndiGo makes historic order for 500 Airbus planes</a></strong></p>.<p>The purchase agreements were signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris Air Show.</p>.<p>Air India said the agreements go "one step further in its $70 billion (based on list prices) fleet expansion program that it announced in February this year".</p>.<p>The Airbus A350 will lead the deliveries of the new aircraft later this year, with the bulk of the order to arrive from mid-2025 onwards, it said.</p>.<p>N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and Air India, said the landmark step further positions Air India for long-term growth and success that, "we have every hope, will come together to represent the best of modern aviation to the world". </p>.<p>Air India has already started taking delivery of 11 leased B777 and 25 A320 aircraft to accelerate its fleet and network expansion.</p>.<p>Campbell Wilson, Air India CEO and MD, said its ambitious fleet renewal and expansion programme will see the airline operate the most advanced and fuel-efficient aircraft across its route network within five years.</p>.<p>Satair, an Airbus company, and Boeing Global Services will support Air India with a broad range of solutions, including parts and maintenance provisioning, digital applications, and modification services.</p>
<p>Air India on Tuesday signed agreements with Airbus and Boeing for acquiring 470 planes for an estimated $70 billion at list prices.</p>.<p>The Tata Group-owned airline had announced that it will buy 470 aircraft, including wide-body planes, in February this year.</p>.<p>The "firm orders include 34 A350-1000, 6 A350-900, 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 10 Boeing 777X widebody aircraft, as well as 140 Airbus A320neo, 70 Airbus A321neo and 190 Boeing 737MAX narrow-body aircraft," the airline said in a release.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/indigo-makes-historic-order-for-500-airbus-planes-1229220.html" target="_blank">IndiGo makes historic order for 500 Airbus planes</a></strong></p>.<p>The purchase agreements were signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris Air Show.</p>.<p>Air India said the agreements go "one step further in its $70 billion (based on list prices) fleet expansion program that it announced in February this year".</p>.<p>The Airbus A350 will lead the deliveries of the new aircraft later this year, with the bulk of the order to arrive from mid-2025 onwards, it said.</p>.<p>N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and Air India, said the landmark step further positions Air India for long-term growth and success that, "we have every hope, will come together to represent the best of modern aviation to the world". </p>.<p>Air India has already started taking delivery of 11 leased B777 and 25 A320 aircraft to accelerate its fleet and network expansion.</p>.<p>Campbell Wilson, Air India CEO and MD, said its ambitious fleet renewal and expansion programme will see the airline operate the most advanced and fuel-efficient aircraft across its route network within five years.</p>.<p>Satair, an Airbus company, and Boeing Global Services will support Air India with a broad range of solutions, including parts and maintenance provisioning, digital applications, and modification services.</p>