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Air India leases 6 more planes to expand international flight operations

The 30 planes leased in September are expected to be inducted in the airline's fleet by 2023-end and the other 6 by June 2023

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Air India itself has a fleet of 114 planes

Deepak PatelAneesh Phadnis New Delhi | Mumbai
Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said it has leased six more wide body B777300ER planes to expand its international flight operations.

This is in addition to 30 planes—21 narrow body A320neo, four narrow body A321neo and five wide body B777-200LR—the carrier leased in September this year.

The 30 planes leased in September are expected to be inducted in the airline's fleet by 2023-end and the other 6 by June 2023.

In addition to leasing these planes, Air India is in discussions with Boeing and Airbus to place a sizable aircraft order to ensure future expansion.

The Tata group and