Air India places order for 85 more planes with Airbus; to buy 10 additional A350 aircraft
New Delhi, Oct 10: Air India has placed an order for 85 more aircraft with Airbus, including 10 A350s, as the airline works on expanding operations, according to sources.
Of the 85 airplanes, 75 are narrow-body A320 family aircraft and 10 wide-body A350 planes, the sources said in the know said on Thursday.
There were no comments from Air India and Airbus.
In an update on Wednesday, Airbus said it has received orders for 667 aircraft this year till September.
Among them, there was an order, received on September 5, for 85 planes -- 20 A320 neos, 55 A321 neos, 5 A350-900s and 5 A350-1000s.
The name of the airline was not disclosed.
As per the sources, this order was by Air India.
In February 2023, Air India placed orders for 470 planes with Airbus and Boeing.
The airline announced it will buy 250 planes from Airbus -- 210 from the A320 neo family and 40 A350s. At that time, the carrier also had the option to purchase more aircraft.
The sources said the Tata Group-owned Air India has exercised the option by ordering 85 more planes.
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Bengaluru: Five arrested for fraudulently claiming land compensation by forging documents
Bengaluru: Seshadripuram police on Wednesday arrested five individuals who attempted to fraudulently claim Rs 70 crore in compensation by forging documents related to a 6-acre land in Challaghata near Kengeri.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Srinivas, Nagaraj, Ravikumar, Bharat, and Swamy. Among them, Nagaraj has been taken into police custody, while the other four have been sent to judicial custody, according to DCP HT Shekhar.
An FIR was filed by the BDA Vigilance Squad DySP Mallesh against multiple individuals, including Puttamma, Gangamma, Nagaraj, Laxmamma, Srinivasa, and several officials, after the group falsely claimed ownership of land in Survey No. 13 and New Survey No. 58. They presented fake documents to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) seeking compensation for the land, although they were not the rightful owners.
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The original landowner, Moodlappa-Moodlaiah, passed away in 1976, and the property became defunct in 1992. However, the accused fraudulently created a release deed in 2019-2020, seeking to claim compensation for the land, which had already been converted into revenue plots and was reserved under a shelter scheme.
The involvement of certain officials in this fraud has also come to light. It is alleged that South Deputy Divisional Officer Dr. Shivanna ordered the Bengaluru South Taluk Special Tehsildar to account for the land in Puttamma's name in 2021, without properly verifying the documents.
The case came to light after a complaint was filed by a person named Govindaraju. Following a preliminary inquiry, fingerprint expert reports confirmed the forgery and illegal activity, leading to the arrests.
