MUMBAI: Tata group-owned Air India on Tuesday announced a CFM order for more than 800 LEAP engines, the largest LEAP order ever, to power its entire narrowbody purchase of 210 Airbus A320/A321neo aircraft and 190 Boeing 737 MAX-family aircraft. For its A350-1000 aircraft, it placed an order for 68 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, the biggest ever order for this engine type.
Air India has also ordered 12 Trent XWB-84 engines, the sole engine option for the Airbus A350-900, said Rolls-Royce. “This is the first time that an Indian airline has ordered the Trent XWB and the deal will make Air India the largest operator of the Trent XWB-97 in the world,” it added.
