New Delhi: With Akasa Air announcing an order for 150 aircraft on Thursday, three Indian carriers together have ordered a total of 1,120 planes in less than one year as they expand their presence in the country’s fast growing civil aviation market.
The less than two-year-old Akasa Air has placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737 Max planes, comprising 737 Max 10 and 737 Max 8-200 jets.
In 2023, which also saw domestic air traffic climbing new highs, Air India and IndiGo together placed orders for 970 planes with Boeing and Airbus.
Tata Group-owned Air India ordered 470 planes— 250 from Airbus and 220 from Boeing— in February last year. Later in June, the country’s largest airline IndiGo announced an order with Airbus to buy 500 narrow-body planes.
