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Air India to purchase 250 planes from Airbus; PM Modi says deal reflects deepening ties between India and France

NEW DELHI: Air India has signed one of its biggest ever aircraft deals with Airbus to acquire 250 planes, Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran said on Tuesday.

Announcing the deal in a virtual event that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, among others, Chandrasekaran said that Air India has signed a letter of intent with Airbus for the deal.

"We on our part are going through a massive transformation because we are committed to building a world class airline. One of the most important thing is a modern fleet which is efficient and can perform for all routes," Chandrasekaran said.

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