Air India (AI, Delhi International) has placed an incremental order for thirty B737 MAX, comprising twenty B737-8s and ten B737-10s, converting options held under a landmark 2023 deal for a total of 220 aircraft from Boeing.

The deal was announced during the Wings India industry event in Hyderabad.

Air India did not disclose the expected delivery dates, and it did not say whether the incremental B737s would be operated by the mainline or Air India Express, although the latter said it was "looking forward to welcome 30 new B737 MAX to the family".

The Indian flag carrier currently operates fifty-one B737-8s, all of them through the Air India Express AOC. The subfleet comprises a mix of aircraft from the 2023 order and sourced independently via lessors. Air India has unfilled orders for a further eighty-nine B737-8s and fifty B737-10s, excluding the newly announced commitment.

Air India also announced that it would convert 15 firm orders for the A321-200NX to the long-range A321-200NY(XLR) variant, becoming the second Indian customer for the type after IndiGo Airlines. The aircraft are due in 2029 and 2030. Air India retains 195 orders for the A321-200NX and a further 90 orders for A320-200Ns. In terms of A320neo family aircraft, it already operates ninety-three A320-200Ns, nine A321-200NX, and one A321-200NX(LR) through the mainline AOC, and a further thirteen A320-200Ns and four A321-200NX through the Air India Express AOC.