andrew charlton. do you agree this order is a step in the right direction? oh, i think there's a few things to say 1st of all, absolutely largest order in the history of the world. secondly, it's the 1st order for air india since 2005. so it's a huge replacement and refreshment of the fleet, which is absolutely necessary. and also, as i said, some of it is 4 short whole flying which both domestically within india, but also to the, to the near countries around india. but also a significant number of a craft can fly long haul to the united states to, to the u. k. to australia, places like that, where they can get to the quite large indian diaspora and which i think not only is significant for air in the or it also changes the balance for competition in the region as well. yeah. ok. all important points that we're going to get into shortly, but let me just bring in the desk up poor. what do you think? i mean, ordering aircraft, i suppose is the easy part, but now comes the harder parts and the success is not really a done deal yet. so how big a battle is going

. ♪ >> joining us from london is andrew charlton, managing director of aviation advocacy.new delhi, editor of -- a news website on aviation and travel trends. also in london, aviation consultant -- a warm welcome to you all. a.j., how significant is this deal? >> this is a massive deal by all shapes and sizes. it is the biggest commercial aviation deal in the history of aviation. it is not just significant for india by it is significant globally. with respect to air india, this provides them with the equipment they need for their plans over the next 10 years or so. this will help them repair, replace the old aircraft they have been operating and bring in a more modern, sustainable fleet. as well as start more international flights to the u.s., europe and other parts of the world. this is going to be significant for them. >> andrew, do you agree this order is a step in the right direction? >> there's a few things to say. first of all, absolutely. it is the largest order in history. it is the first order for air india since 2005. it is a huge replacement and refreshment of t

ah, that's not bringing our gas. joining us from london is andrew charlton who's the managing director of ation advocacy in new delhi. i. j. o, tawny founder, an editor of lie from a lounge, that's a news website on a vacation and travel trends. and also in london as a nation and communications consultant desk up for a warm welcome to you. all. thanks so much for your time with us on inside story a j. how significant is this deal for air india? but this is a massive do you buy all shapes and sizes? it's the biggest commercial aviation deal in the history of innovation. so yeah, it's not just significant for india, it's significant globally and with respect to air and yeah, the steel provides them with the equipment that they need for the group plans in the next 10 years or so. so this will have them repairs, you know, replace the older craft that they've been operating, bring in a more modern and a more sustainable fleet as well as, you know, start more international flights to the us and europe and other parts of the world . and so yeah, this is going to be significant for them. andra