SIA considers adding more Boeing jets in India to fight Emirates

Vistara is considering ordering more 787 Dreamliner jets — whose sticker prices start at about US$250m each — from Boeing to add flights to destinations as far away as the US, people familiar with the matter said. The carrier is also mulling buying more A320neo-family planes from Airbus, including the longest-range A321XLR model, they said. For Vistara, which counts Tata Group as its majority shareholder, the move would be part of plans to loosen Emirates and Etihad Airways grip over the lucrative market of flying passengers between India and Europe or the US. As part of its expansion plans, Vistara is also considering buying some of London Heathrow airport’s prized slots which may determine the scale of the carrier’s plane orders, one of the people said. <br/>