For the first time in a decade, state-owned Indian Airlines will buy 43 brand new Airbus jets, which are much needed seeing the current state of IA’s dilapidated fleet. The sale, still pending approval from EGoM, will include 19 Airbus A319s, four A320s, and 20 A321s, to be inducted into the fleet over the next four years. 70 percent of the new planes will go towards replacing the old ones, such at the Boeing 737s, and the rest will be used to expand the fleet. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will oversee the composition of the EGoM, which will negotiate the final price with Airbus.

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