AI will refer to its 13 old aircraft: 200 new aircraft also planning to buy; Right now the company has a total of 191 aircraft

Tata took AI India takeover from the government for Rs 18,000 crore. The company then ordered the world’s largest aviation deal by ordering 470 aircraft.

AI will refer to its 13 old A321 CEO aircraft instead of retiring. Along with this, retrofit (new seat, interior, technology update) of 27 old Boeing 787-8 aircraft will also be started from July.

Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson said in an annual meeting of IATA (International Air Transport Association) on Sunday that by the end of this financial year, the company will upgrade its 68% wide body fleet. The company aims to fulfill the upgrade of the entire fleet by 2027.

Air India currently has a total of 191 aircraft, including 64 widebodies and 127 Narobody planes.

AI is talking to the purchase of 200 new aircraft

According to the report by Reuters, Air India is interacting to buy about 200 new single-nyesal (Naro Body) aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. AI has already ordered 470 aircraft in 2023. In addition, last year 100 Airbus aircraft were ordered. However, most of these were single-oil aircraft. The new deal will be for wide body aircraft.

Airbus has already has an A350 wide body aircraft in Air India fleet. This is the flagship plane of Air India.

Airline has ordered 470 aircraft for ₹ 6 lakh crore

Air India ordered 470 aircraft to Airbus and Boeing two years ago. According to CEO Campbell Wilson of Air India, the value of this deal is $ 70 billion (about ₹ 6 lakh crore). Under the deal, Air India will get 250 aircraft from Airbus and 220 from Boeing.

The 40 wide body A350 aircraft, 210 Narobody single-Aijal A320 Neos Aircraft were to be received under the deal with Airbus. At the same time, there is $ 34 billion (about ₹ 2.9 lakh crore) from Boeing. Under this, Air India will get 190 B737 Max aircraft, 20 B787 aircraft and 10 B777X aircraft.

Air India became private from 27 January 2022

Government company Air India became private from 27 January 2022. Tata took it to a takeover for Rs 18,000 crore.

59 non-stop flights of Air India on international routes

• Air India has been serving for 90 years
• Operates on 79 destinations around the world.
• The airline has 128 narrow and wide body aircraft right now.
• The company has ordered 470 aircraft in 2023.
• Air India has more than 12,000 employees worldwide.

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