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Codeshare agreements

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Air India codeshares with the following airlines:[1]

Fleet

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Air India Boeing 747-400
Air India Boeing 777-200LR
Air India Boeing 777-300ER

As of 12 October 2017, the Air India (excluding fleet of subsidiaries - Alliance Air and Air India Express) fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][3]

Air India Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
Airbus A319-100 22 — — 8 114 122
— — 144 144
Airbus A320-200 17 — — — 168 168
— 12 138 150
Airbus A320neo 12 2 — 12 150 162[4]
Airbus A321-200 20 — — 12 170 182
Boeing 747-400 3 — 12 26 385 423 To be phased out.[5]
Boeing 777-200LR 3 8 35 195 238
Boeing 777-300ER 13 7[6] 4 35 303 342 One used as VIP
Boeing 787-8 27 [7] — — 18 238 256
Total 114 8

Fleet information

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An Air India Boeing 747-400 aircraft used as Air India One

In 1932, Air India started operations with a de Havilland Puss Moth. It inducted its first Boeing 707–420 named Gauri Shankar (registered VT-DJJ), thereby becoming the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet and on 4 August 1993, Air India took the delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 named Konark (registered VT-ESM).[8] Apart from the Boeing aircraft, 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.[9] In 2005, Indian Airlines introduced smaller A319s, which are now used mainly on domestic and regional routes.[9] 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 Airbus A330s to operate on medium-long haul international routes. Currently Air India has many narrow body aircraft for domestic destinations like A320, A321 and A320 neo. Air India has also many wide body aircraft like Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 787-8 mainly for international destinations. Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India has a fleet of 23 Boeing 737-800.

Air India One (also referred to as AI-1 or AIC001) is the call sign of any Air India aircraft carrying the Prime Minister, President or the Vice-President.[10][11] Air India One operates on one of the five Boeing 747-400s that Air India currently owns as VIP flights. Customised Embraer 135 and Boeing Business Jets are also used.[12][13][14]

Fleet restructuring

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As a part of the financial restructuring, Air India sold five of its eight Boeing 777-200LR aircraft to Etihad Airways in December 2013. According to the airline, plans for introducing ultra-long flights with service to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles were cancelled due to factors like high fuel prices and weak demand. Air India flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco have been resumed with more new international destinations. [15] On 24 April 2014, Air India issued a tender for leasing 14 Airbus A320 aircraft for up to six years, to strengthen its domestic network.[16] Air India has purchased many Boeing 787-8 dreamliners to strengthen international operations. Air India will also start flights to Los Angeles and Dallas soon. The airline also shown interest on purchasing new Airbus A350 XWB.

Formerly operated

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Air India Airbus A310-300 in 2004
Boeing 707 in 1976
Air India Lockheed Super Constellation in 1961 at Prague Ruzyně Airport
Air India Douglas DC-3 at Heathrow Airport in 1958
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  2. ^ "Fleet Details". Air India. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Air India to get 23rd Dreamliner in January, last 4 planes by March 2017". Business Standard. Business Standard Private Ltd. Press Trust of India. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Air India to opt for business economy class seats in A320 neos". The Economic Times. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ^ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-keeping-options-open-for-5-wide-body-aircraft/articleshow/57378696.cms. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Boeing expects to maintain widebody lead in India". Flightglobal. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/airindiain/status/903566415466184705. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "VT-ESM Air India Boeing 747–437". PlaneSpotters. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Timeline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Air India One, Seat No 59G". The Indian Express. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Manmohan Singh to travel in Air India One Agra". Topnews.in. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  12. ^ "April 1 date for President with business jets". Zee News. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  13. ^ "India's own Air Force One takes to the skies". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  14. ^ "VVIPs get their special jets". The Financial Express. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  15. ^ PTI (7 December 2013). "Air India firms up deal to sell five Boeing 777 to Etihad". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Air India seeks to lease 14 Airbus A320 aircraft". Reuters. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Air India : The story of the aircraft". Airwhiners.net. Retrieved 26 July 2004.[self-published source]
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