Indian Airlines receives Airbus A 319

New Delhi: The first fresh-mint aircraft of the state-owned carrier, Indian, which has ordered 43 aircraft from the European manufacturer Airbus Industries, arrived at the IGI airport this morning.
The national carrier Indian is all set to get a makeover as it received a state-of-the-art Airbus A 319 from Airbus Industries.
Other than new upholstery the new fleet is going to be equipped with new features like personal in-flight entertainment, plasma TVs and music channel.
Indian Airlines had finalized a $2.2 billion deal with Airbus to buy 43 planes in February this year. The airline had ordered 19 A-319, 20 A-321 and 4 A-320.
According to the agreement, Indian Airlines will buy 19 A-319 planes, four A-320s and 20 A-321s.
19/10/06 NDTV.com

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