Air India, the private-sector national flag carrier for the giant Asian country, on Tuesday announced the biggest ever single order for airliners. The order has been split between the world’s top two commercial airliner companies, Airbus and Boeing, although not on a 50:50 basis: the carrier has shown a preference for Airbus types. A consequence of Air India’s decision is that aeroengine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has received the biggest order so far for its Trent XWB-97 turbofan engines. From Airbus, Air India has ordered a total of 250 aircraft. This number is divided into 210 single-aisle airliners (further subdivided into 140 A320neo and 70 larger A321neo aircraft, the suffix -neo standing for new engine option) and 40 new-generation wide-body aircraft (also subdivided, into 34 A350-1000s and six A350-900s).
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