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• • • • With record 470 aircraft order, how the Tata Group is getting ready to change Air India forever With record 470 aircraft order, how the Tata Group is getting ready to change Air India forever The order of 470 aircraft worth $80 billion from Airbus and Boeing puts Air India on a strong footing as it prepares to take on European and Gulf carriers head-on in the international market Manu Balachandran is a writer for Forbes India, based in Bengaluru. At Forbes India, Manu writes on automobiles, aviation, pharmaceuticals, banking, infrastructure, economy and long profiles among many others. He also moderates many of Forbes India's CEO and CXO events and hosts Capital Ideas, a podcast on the most riveting success stories from the business world. He has previously worked with Quartz, The Economic Times and Business Standard in Mumbai and New Delhi. Manu has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University and a degree in economics from the Loyola College. When not chasing stories, he is most likely obsessing over Formula 1 (Read: Lewis Hamilton), historical events and people, or planning long weekend drives from Bengaluru These new aircraft will modernise the airline's fleet and onboard product, and dramatically expand its global network Image: Courtesy Airbus Air India has signed what can now safely be referred to as the mother of all aviation deals, at least in India. On February 14, the country’s oldest airline, now firmly under the ownership of the Tata group, ...

Widebody Jets Economy class Aircraft with seatmap Seat Pitch Seat Width Seat Type Video Type Laptop Power Power Type Wi-Fi 31-34 17.3-18 Standard On-Demand TV None None No 34 18 Standard On-Demand TV None None No 31-33 18 Standard On-Demand TV None None No 33 17 Standard Seatback TV All Seats AC Power No Business class Aircraft with seatmap Seat Pitch Seat Width Seat Type Video Type Laptop Power Power Type Wi-Fi 57-59 19.5-21 Angle Lie Flat On-Demand TV All Seats AC Power No 76 19.95 Angle Lie Flat On-Demand TV All Seats AC Power No 76 19.95 Flat Bed On-Demand TV All Seats AC Power No 74 22 Flat Bed Seatback TV All Seats AC Power No First class Aircraft with seatmap Seat Pitch Seat Width Seat Type Video Type Laptop Power Power Type Wi-Fi 82 19.5-21 Flat Bed On-Demand TV All Seats AC Power No 88 23 Flat Bed On-Demand TV All Seats AC Power No 80 23 Flat Bed On-Demand TV All Seats AC Power No Narrowbody Jets Economy class Aircraft with seatmap Seat Pitch Seat Width Seat Type Video Type Laptop Power Power Type Wi-Fi 31-32 17.4 Standard Seatback TV None None No 29-30 17.8 Standard Seatback TV None None No 30-32 17 Standard Seatback TV None None No 31-32 17-18 Standard Seatback TV None None No 31-32 17-18 Standard Seatback TV None None No Business class Aircraft with seatmap Seat Pitch Seat Width Seat Type Video Type Laptop Power Power Type Wi-Fi 40 21 Recliner Seatback TV All Seats AC Power No 40 21 Recliner Seatback TV None None No 40 21 Recliner Seatback TV None None No

We all know the Big Three of the Middle East: Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways. The Big Three of China are also well known: China Southern Airlines ( What about India? What airlines could be considered as India’s Big Three and has their order been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic? Let’s take a look. There are a dozen airlines of Indian origin conducting scheduled flights – not counting regional, charter and cargo ones. Out of them, IndiGo is quite obviously the largest one, with SpiceJet, Air India, GoAir, Air Asia India and Vistara trailing behind. The disparity here is smaller too, and there is some reshuffling. IndiGo, being a typical low-cost airline, operates almost exclusively the Airbus A320 family of jets (not counting several ATR-72s). GoAir is even more focused on the A320. SpiceJet’s fleet is more varied, with the main emphasis on the Boeing 737 family, and quite a lot of De Havilland Canada Dash 8s. Meanwhile, Air India has an incredibly varied fleet, including wide-body aircraft (Boeing 747s, 777s and 787s). This shows that the massive disparity between IndiGo and other airlines is not really that big in terms of the airline’s footprint and size: IndiGo is simply more active than others. And as a low-cost airline, it builds its business model around that, carrying passengers only to popular, profitable and accessible destinations. Take a look at that: In terms of destinations, Air India is the largest one, going as far as serving intercontinental ro...

List of aircraft operated by Air India As of April2023 Current fleet [ ] As of April2023 Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes F C W Y Total Refs 18 — — 8 — 114 122 — 144 144 9 — — 12 — 138 150 — 168 168 27 161 — 12 — 150 162 One aircraft painted in 14 — — 12 — 170 182 4 70 — 12 — 180 192 — 6 — 28 24 264 316 Deliveries from late 2023. Originally ordered by — 34 TBA Deliveries from 2025. Order with 10 options. — 190 Order with 50 options. — 3 — 8 35 — 195 238 2 aircraft to be retired by April 2024 4 1 — 28 48 212 288 Leased with 13 — 4 35 — 303 342 To be refurbished with new interiors consisting of Premium Economy & onboard Wi-Fi from mid-2024. One painted in One painted in Celebrating India livery. — 6 8 40 — 280 328 6 ex- — 10 TBA 27 — — 18 — 238 256 To be refurbished with new interiors consisting of Premium Economy & onboard Wi-Fi from mid-2024. One painted in — 20 TBA Deliveries from 2025 Order with 20 options. Total 119 498 • Hover over each photo to view label detail • Air India Past aircraft operated by Air India Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes 1 1994 1994 4 1982 2002 24 1986 2016 4 Converted into freighters and used by Air India Cargo 1 2009 2021 Transferred to 6 2007 2022 Six to be converted into 2 2008 2015 Leased 3 1962 1989 4 1964 1990 4 1960 1984 1 1966 None Crashed as 1 1982 Crashed as 5 2007 2011 2 1970 1971 10 1971 2005 1 1978 None Crashed as 1 1985 Destroyed by a bomb as 1 1971 2005 1 2005 2007 2 1988 2008 1 2005 2008 8 1993 2022 N...

Aircraft Current fleet Stored / Scrapped History On order Total Age Active Parked Airbus A300 Airbus A300 B2/B4 3 3 4 4 7 Airbus A310 Airbus A310-300 12 12 17 17 29 Airbus A319 Airbus A319-100 15 15 1 1 5 5 3 3 24 Age Airbus A320 Airbus A320 Neo Airbus A320-200 35 26 9 38 38 10 10 83 Age Airbus A321 Airbus A321 Neo Airbus A321-200 17 3 14 1 1 6 6 24 Age Airbus A330 Airbus A330-200 2 2 2 Boeing 737 Boeing 737-200 3 3 3 Boeing 747 Boeing 747-200 Boeing 747-300 Boeing 747-400 16 8 2 6 14 6 8 30 Boeing 757 Boeing 757-200 1 1 1 Boeing 767 Boeing 767-300 3 3 3 Boeing 777 Boeing 777-200 Boeing 777-300 19 7 12 2 1 1 10 8 2 31 Age Boeing 787 Boeing 787-8 25 25 2 2 27 Age Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 2 2 Total 113 The 'Parked' status corresponds to planes which have not flown for 20 days but of which we have no information that they have left the operator's fleet. The status 'Stored / Scrapped' status corresponds to planes which no longer fly for the operator (e.g. returned to the lessor / destroyed / stored). Some photos for this airline

• Transportation & Logistics › • Aviation Air transportation in India - statistics & facts • • • In a densely globalized economy, air transport is a key element in the country’s transport infrastructure. The Indian aviation industry has grown by leaps and bounds since the first airplane flew in February 1911. The set-up of Airports and infrastructure There were over 400 airports and airstrips in the country. However, only With an aim to provide affordable air connectivity for the masses and boost growth of this sector, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN). This multi-billion rupee scheme provided monetary support for the development of infrastructure across tier-II and tier-III cities. This scheme not only covered airplanes, but also Major players IndiGo and SpiceJet were the two leading private airlines in India. After the closure of Jet Airways in 2019, Market overview 5 • Premium Statistic Aircraft movements at airports India FY 2014-2022, by type • Basic Statistic Market share of airlines across India FY 2022, by passengers carried • Premium Statistic Number of aviation employees in Indian scheduled airlines FY 2021, by employee type • Premium Statistic Leading airports in India FY 2022, based on aircraft movements • Premium Statistic Number of RCS-UDAN routes operationalized 2022, by stage Fleet 4 • Premium Statistic Total aircraft fleet of scheduled Indian operators FY 2015-2021 • Premium Statist...