Air India is likely to take a decision on buying long haul aircraft like Airbus A-380 in December after studying a variety of aircraft.
"The requirements for more aircraft is for the period post 2011-12, when the current order of 111 aircraft would have been completed.
"At the moment we are involved in a study to estimate how many aircraft are required and what variety these should be. We are taking a composite average market growth of 15 per cent per annum," Air India Chairman and Managing Director V Thulasidas told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in New Delhi.
He said the aircraft would be ordered keeping in mind the idea of making India a global hub for aviation as also considering the market growth.
Thulasidas refused to speculate on whether the entire order would be placed with one