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The Tata Group reacquired Air India in 2021 and invested billions to overhaul its fleet. The airline's new Airbus A350-900 sports a new suite-style business class with sliding doors.
One Hezbollah militant is killed. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) Two Israeli soldiers are killed and eight others are injured in Hezbollah drone and anti-tank missile attacks on the Israel–Lebanon border. (The Times of Israel) Israel–Hamas war. Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war.
Air India has planned a $400 million refit programme for its legacy aircraft fleet. On 16 September 2024, the first phase of the refit began in which 27 older A320neo and 40 Boeing widebody aircraft will be retrofitted with new seats, cabin and livery. VT-EXN, an A320neo, has been parked in a hangar and will be the first to be retrofitted.
Campbell Wilson. Campbell Wilson is the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India, from 16 June 2022. [1] He was previously the chief executive officer of Singaporean low-cost airline, Scoot. He was appointed the founding member of the airline on 18 July 2011. [2] Before his appointment, he worked for the SIA group for more ...
As of April 2024, Air India serves a total of 37 international and 44 domestic destinations. [3] Its network spans across various destinations in Asia, North America, Africa, Europe and Oceania. The countries served the most by Air India include the United States with 5 destinations, and the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia with three ...
Orders and deliveries by type. The A350 family has 1,330 firm orders from 60 customers, of which Turkish Airlines is the largest with 110 orders. A total of 618 aircraft have been delivered as of August 2024 [update]. [ 1 ] In June 2023, the A350 family aircraft reached 1,000 orders. [ 1 ]
Air India became the first Asian airline to operate freighters when Air India Cargo was set up in 1954 and started its freighter operations with a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. [16] Air India Cargo ended freighter aircraft operations in early 2012. [123] Alliance Air was a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines established on 1 April 1996.
On 15 April 2022, Alliance Air was no longer a subsidiary of Air India Limited. Alliance Air is now the only airline under the control of the Government of India. [14]Upon completion of the remaining stake sale in AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) by AirAsia Bhd on 2 November 2022, there is now one primary airline, Air India, with two divisions (AirAsia India and Air India Express) carriers ...