"We will continue to support civil aviation growth and deepen our industrial footprint in India," Faury said on Twitter alongside a photograph of his meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Tata Group-owned Air India Ltd. is likely to place a firm order for 50 737 Max jets with an option to acquire as many as 150. The integration is set to make Air India the country’s largest international and second-largest local carrier with a fleet of 218 aircraft.
In a statement, Alliance Air, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, said that effective immediately, it will function as an independent business unit under the central government.