Airbus to deliver first A350 plane to Air India by end of this year: Airbus India head Remi Maillard

Airbus on Tuesday said it will deliver the first A350 aircraft to Air India by the end of this year and that the deal with the airline also marks the European aviation major’s “emphatic return” to the wide-body segment in India, which is the fastest growing aviation market. As it looks to expand the fleet as well as operations, Tata Group-owned Air India on Tuesday announced that it will buy 250 planes from Airbus — 210 from the A320 neo family and 40 A350.