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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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
