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Jun 2023
27m 40s

Record order for Airbus

Bbc World Service
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The order of 500 Airbus A320 aircraft by Indian carrier IndiGo is the largest single purchase agreement by any airline in commercial aviation history. Devina Gupta finds out if the deal worth roughly $55bn is a sign of a global rocovery in the industry. We get the latest from the meeting between the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and China's Preside ... Show More
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