The four day of Asia’s largest aviation event “Wings India 2024” kick started on Thursday with the newest entrant into India’s aviation market, Akasa Air announcing order placement of 150 fuel-efficient Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Besides, Airbus signed contracts with Indian firms Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Mahindra Aerospace Structures Private Limited (MASPL) to procure commercial aircraft components from India.
In 2021, Akasa Air had placed its initial order of 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which was followed up with an order of 4 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in June 2023. This new deal in January 2024, takes the airline’s order book to an impressive total of 226 aircraft. Akasa Air currently operates a fleet of 22 aircraft and will receive deliveries of a total of 204 aircraft over the course of eight years.
