GoAir, one of India’s low-cost airlines, has placed a $7.2 billion order with Airbus for 72 A320NEO (new engine option) aircraft as part of its expansion plans to meet the demands of the country’s booming travel sector. “These are all firm orders and the deliveries will start in 2015. The new aircraft will join the fleet over the next five to seven years,” says GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia. The airline will add about 12 to 15 aircraft every year from 2015. The formal acquisition agreement will be signed during this week’s Paris air show.

Turkish companies are showing keen interest in tapping into the latent demand for air, ground and cargo services in India, where the aviation sector is looking at investing $30 billion in the next 15 years to meet growing traffic demands.

NEW DELHI — Eurocopter will give the first public flight presentations of its X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator and EC175 at the 2011 Paris air show. Eurocopter also will show off at Le Bourget its enhanced EC145 T2 and AS350 B3e, an AS565 Panther outfitted with the Stand Alone Weapon System (SAWS), the EC135 configured for law enforcement and customs missions and a version of the EC175 tailored for search-and-rescue (SAR) operations.