NEW DELHI: Air India has lined quite a lot of floor since privatization and its global coverage will additional increase in the years forward, the airline’s chief. Campbell Wilson stated on Wednesday. He additionally stated the inside refit of the one-aisle fleet, serving home and quick-haul worldwide locations, is underway, and will be accomplished by mid-2025.
Loss-making Air India was acquired by the Tata Group from the federal government in January 2022, and is present process an formidable 5-yr transformation plan.
In 2024, Air India accomplished the merger of Vistara with itself in addition to integration of Air India Express and AIX Connect was additionally carried out.
In his New Year message, Wilson stated these mergers and new plane deliveries have taken Air India Group’s fleet to 300 plane, permitting it to develop to over 100 home and worldwide locations.
“Air India’s global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, not least because of the recent addition of 100 aircraft to our order book, augmenting the earlier commitment for 470 made in 2023,” he stated.
The Air India CEO and MD additionally stated these new plane will be supported by a model-new 12-bay upkeep facility and upkeep coaching college in Bengaluru (Karnataka), a brand new 34-plane flight college in Amravati (Maharashtra) and the coaching academy in Gurugram (Haryana).
India is among the world’s quickest rising civil aviation markets and efforts are being made to make the nation a global aviation hub with Indian carriers offering direct flights to worldwide locations.
“Air India has covered a lot of ground in the period since privatization; we acknowledge there’s much more to be done.
“All 30,000 Air Indians are totally dedicated to bettering the standard and consistency of our providers, in all areas, in order that Air India turns into the world-class airline all of us need it to be,” he stated.
