# Air India orders 250 Airbus aircraft, boosting Broughton wing plant

Air India agreed to buy 40 Airbus A350 wide-body and 210 narrow-body aircraft, with wings built at Airbus's Broughton facility in North Wales. The contract includes a £100 million investment at Broughton and will support jobs at Rolls-Royce's Derby engine plant.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-02-14
- Where: Broughton, North Wales, United Kingdom
- Value: $120.0M (100.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 450
- Status: announced
- Products: aircraft wings, aircraft engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md)
- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (supplier)
- [Rolls-Royce](https://endata.com/companies/984.md) (supplier)
- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (customer)
- [Air India](https://endata.com/companies/10257.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [business-live.co.uk](https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/airbus-create-nearly-500-jobs-26234668), 2023-02-14: "The ramping of new jobs at Airbus' wingmaking facility in North Wales following a multi-billion-pound new aircraft contact win with Air India."
- [thebusinessdesk.com](https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2110209-landmark-airbus-deal-signals-450-jobs-and-100m-investment-for-broughton-plant), 2023-02-14: "Aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has hailed a 'landmark' multibillion-pound deal with Air India for 250 new aircraft, which will lead to around 450 new jobs and £100m of new investment at its Broughton plant."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2023/03/p-23-164), 2023-03-23: "BASF was recently selected by Airbus to develop and supply a new Volatile Organic Compound/Ozone Converter (VOZC) technology from BASF to be used on its A320 Family aircraft starting in 2024."

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