Air India is buying a huge new fleet of US and French passenger aircraft

The World

Former state-owned airline Air India announced on Tuesday its purchase of 470 new passenger planes from US maker Boeing and France’s Airbus, increasing its fleet size dramatically. Host Marco Werman talks about the deal, which will give Air India more planes than its rivals, including Emirates, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines.

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