Fleet
Air India has had a number of aircraft in its fleet. Below is a list of current Air India aircraft, including leased aircraft, excluding subsidiaries
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | J | Y |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 24 | — | — | 8 | 114 | 122 | |
| — | — | — | 144 | 144 | 5 Aircraft on Dry Lease | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 19 | — | — | 20 | 126 | 146 | 6 aircraft sold and leased back |
| Airbus A321-200 | 20 | — | — | 20 | 152 | 172 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 255 | 279 | On Dry Lease, soon to be replaced by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners |
| Boeing 747-400 | 5 | — | 12 | 26 | 385 | 423 | 3 aircraft sold and leased back |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 8 | — | 8 | 35 | 195 | 238 | To be re-configured into only business and economy class |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 303 | 342 | Remaining 3 aircraft on order will be given to the Government of India for VIP Travel |
| Boeing 787-8 | 6 | 21 | — | 18 | 238 | 256 | |
| Total | 94 | 24 | |||||
- Fleet info
The Boeing customer code for Air India is 37, meaning a model name of, for example, a 747–437 (an Air India 747-400). As of January 2013, the average age of the Air India fleet is 8.3 years. On 4 August 1993, Air India took the delivery of its first Boeing 747-400, registered VT-ESM and named Konark. The aircraft was officially withdrawn from use and scrapped at Mumbai in May 2011. The airline's first Boeing 777-200LR aircraft was delivered on 26 July 2007. The aircraft was named after the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Air India received its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on 9 October, the same year. The aircraft was named Bihar. Air India received its first Boeing 787 dreamliner aircraft on 6 September 2012 and commenced flights on 19 September 2012. As of February 2013, Air India operates 5 Boeing 747s, 20 Boeing 777 family aircraft, and 6 Boeing 787 dreamliners.
Apart from the Boeings, Air India also operates a wide range of Airbus aircraft. In 1989, Indian Airlines introduced the Airbus A320-200 aircraft, which Air India now uses to operate both domestic and international short haul flights. In 2005, Indian Airlines introduced the smaller, A319, which are now used mainly on domestic and regional routes. After the merger in 2007, Air India inducted the biggest member of the A320 family, the A321, to operate mainly on international short haul and medium haul routes. At the same time, Air India leased the Airbus A330s to operate on medium-long haul international routes. As of February 2013, Air India operates 62 A320 family aircraft and 2 A330-200s.
- New aircraft orders
On 11 January 2006, Air India announced an order for 68 jets – 8 Boeing 777-200LR Worldliners, 15 Boeing 777-300ER,18 Boeing 737–800 and 27 Boeing 787–8 Dreamliners. The 18 737s ordered were later transferred to Air India Express. Air India has taken the delivery of 6 dreamliners so far. All remaining dreamliners are expected to be delivered by 2016.
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“A city on th’ inconstant billows dancing;
For so appears this fleet majestical.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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sits a fleet of small black ships,
square-rigged, sails furled, motionless,
their spars like burned matchsticks.”
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Which I gaze on so fondly today,
Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away.”
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