Air India's new aircraft

The Air India board has approved the fleet acquisition plan. The Air India board’s meeting in Delhi considered the report of the in – house Techno – Economic Negotiating Committee and decided to recommend to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, acquisition of 10 long range and 18 short range aircraft for Air India.

The 10 long range aircraft being recommended are the Airbus A340 and the 18 short range aircraft are the Boeing 737 – 800s. Both these aircraft will be powered by CFM engines.

The total cost of these replacement aircraft will be approximately Rs. 10,000 crores.

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