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In the biggest order of new passenger aircraft in history, Air India has ordered 470 new planes. Airbus will provide 250 of them and the other 220 will come from US rival Boeing.

It's been hailed by French president Emmanuel Macron as a historic opportunity for further Franco-Indian cooperation.

We discuss the deal and what it means for the wider air industry.

(Picture: A woman walks past Air India airlines branding in Mumbai, India, October 19, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo)