Air India orders 30 more Boeing 737 Max planes

Air India has placed an order for an additional 30 Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The airline finalised an incremental purchase of 20 737-8 jets this month and an order for 10 737-10 airplanes was previously unidentified on Boeing's 'orders and deliveries' website. Both purchases exercised existing options as Air India expands its route network to meet rising travel demand.

The aircraft are for use by its low-cost arm Air India Express.

"This additional order for 30 Boeing 737 aircraft is part of our broader fleet strategy to position Air India firmly for the future, as a world-class global carrier that India deserves and the world expects," said Campbell Wilson, CEO and managing director of Air India. "Building on our 2023 orders and subsequent additions, this order supports steady deliveries and fleet upgrades planned over the next few years.


Air India will operate the new 737-8s, leveraging their dispatch reliability, fuel efficiency and range flexibility on high-frequency, domestic and short-haul regional routes. The airline also plans to deploy the larger 737-10 to maintain operational commonality and carry more passengers at the lowest cost per seat among single-aisle aircraft, it said.