With privatisation by Tata Group, Air India has made huge strides, rapidly building its fleet up to 300 aircraft and covering more than 100 destinations in various parts of the world. With the induction of new aircraft, infrastructure modernization, and integrations, the service marks the entry of world-class service at Air India.
Air India’s chief, Campbell Wilson, said on Wednesday that Air India has run an extensive course since privatisation. Air India has also begun the refurbishment of the single-aisle fleet by mid-2025, which services domestic and short-haul international destinations.
In January 2022, loss-making Air India was sold to Tata Group by the government and is undergoing an ambitious five-year transformation plan.
Air India merged with Vistara and integrated Air India Express and AIX Connect in 2024.
In his New Year’s message, Wilson said that those mergers and new deliveries of aircraft have now expanded Air India’s fleet to 300 aircraft and enabled it to reach over 100 domestic and international destinations.
“Air India’s global coverage will further develop in the years ahead, not least due to the recent addition of 100 aircraft to our order book, augmenting the earlier commitment for 470 made in 2023,” he stated.
Air India’s CEO and MD have also said that these new aircraft will be supported by the introduction of a brand-new 12-bay maintenance facility and maintenance training academy in Bengaluru, Karnataka, a new flight school for 34 aircraft in Amravati, Maharashtra, and a training academy in Gurugram, Haryana.
India is known for being one of the fastest-growing markets in world civil aviation, and plans are underway to turn the country into a global hub for aviation with Indian carriers providing international access through direct flights.
“After privatisation, Air India has covered many miles but there is always more distance to be traversed,” he said.
His one hundred per cent commitment towards improving the dependability of service with regard to every single aspect of all the 30,000 Air Indians would make Air India a world-class airline sooner rather than later.