Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
LONDON - Air India unveiled orders Tuesday for 470 Boeing and Airbus passenger jets as it races to tap surging demand for increasingly affordable air travel from the nation's growing ranks of middle-class consumers.India’s largest international airline and second-largest domestic carrier is buying 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion.
It marks the U.S. plane maker's third-largest sale of all time, in dollar value, and its second of all time in quantity.Air India is also buying 250 passenger jets from European plane manufacturer Airbus, with the orders championed by the leaders of the U.S., France and India.The Boeing "purchase will support over 1 million American jobs across 44 states, and many will not require a four-year college degree," U.S.
President Joe Biden said. "This announcement also reflects the strength of the U.S.-India economic partnership."Air India is seeking to reinvent itself by expanding its operations and modernizing its fleet.
The new jets will help the airline's owner, Tata Sons, compete against upstart discount rivals including India’s dominant carrier, IndiGo."India is going to be the world’s third-largest market in the aviation sector," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a videoconference.