Singapore: Boeing does not expect a widebody order from India in 2013, but stands firm that its 777 and 787 aircraft have great potential in the country.
The airframer has 37 widebody aircraft on order from India - 24 787s and three 777s from Air India and 10 787s from Jet Airways.
"This is a fair amount of orders and some serious money," says Dinesh Keskar, Boeing Commercial Airplanes' senior vice-president for Asia-Pacific and India sales. "It's still a long backlog and I don't see any widebody order for next year for India."
He adds that although there has been much turmoil in the Indian market, strong GDP growth and changes in policies such as allowing foreign airlines to invest in local carriers will give the country's aviation industry a boost and allow airlines to buy more jets.
14/12/12 Mavis Toh/Flight Global
