Boeing’s Customers In India

Air India has been a Boeing customer since 1960, when it acquired the 707 jetliner. By 1962, Air India had earned the distinction of becoming the world’s first all jet airline. The 707 allowed Air India to quickly expand its network overseas. Since then, India’s international flag carrier has continued to enlarge its fleet with Boeing airplanes such as the 747-200, -300, -400, and now with leased 777-200ERs and 737-800s.
At a January, 2006 ceremony at Air India headquarters in Mumbai Boeing and Air India signed an order agreement for 68 Boeing commercial jets, the single largest commercial airplane order in India’s civil aviation history, with a value of more than $11 billion at list prices.
The order for (27) 787-8s, (15) 777-300ERs, (8) 777-200LRs and (18) 737-800s will allow the airline to upgrade its fleet and expand operations in all of its market segments—the Gulf, Europe, Asia-Pacific and US.
Deliveries of the jets began in November 2006. Air India’s fleet will have the most modern, most efficient airplanes—including Boeing’s new, state-of the-art 787 Dreamliner. With its new airplanes, Air India plans to start a range of new services including non-stop India-US and India-Australia flights.
Other Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ customers in India include SpiceJet, Jet Airways, Air India Express and Blue Dart Aviation.
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD) operates four 737-200 airplanes. In December 2005, the MOD ordered three new Boeing 737-Boeing Business Jets.
On January 1 2009, the Government of India selected Boeing to provide eight P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the Indian Navy. The P-8I is an India-unique variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing is developing for the U.S. Navy.
Boeing is currently competing in India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition, offering India the proven F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in production today.
Boeing BDS’s rich portfolio of products also includes the renowned heavy-lift helicopter, the CH-47 Chinook, the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, and the C-17 Globemaster III Strategic Lift aircraft. Boeing also offers defense services like aerospace support systems and network centric operations that have high relevance to India’s requirements