Air India fleet

Air India operates a fleet of both narrow body and widebody aircraft Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321, and widebody fleet is Boeing 747, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 making a total of 127 aircraft.[1]

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

As of August 2020, the Air India (excluding fleet of subsidiaries – Alliance Air and Air India Express) fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][2]

Air India Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Refs Total
Airbus A319-100 19 — — 8 114 122 [3]
3 — — 144 144
Airbus A320-200 5 — — — 168 168 [4]
4 — 12 138 150
Airbus A320neo 27 — — 12 150 162 [5] VT-EXO painted in Star Alliance livery[6]
Airbus A321-200 20 — — 12 170 182 [7]
Boeing 747-400 4 — 12 26 385 423 [8]
Boeing 777-200LR 3 — 8 35 195 238 [9]
Boeing 777-300ER 15 — 4 35 303 342 [10] VT-ALJ painted in Star Alliance livery
Boeing 787-8 27 — — 18 238 256 [11] VT-ANU painted in Star Alliance livery
Total 127 —

Fleet History

Formerly operated
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
Past aircraft operated by Air India[12]
Aircraft Introduced Retired Replacement Notes
Airbus A300-100 1994 1994 Airbus A321
Airbus A300-200 1982 2002 Airbus A321
Airbus A310-300 1986 2012 Boeing 747-400
Airbus A330-200 2008 2015 Boeing 787-8 Leased from Air Berlin
Boeing 707-320B 1962 1989 Airbus A320-200
Boeing 707-320C 1964 1990 Airbus A319
Boeing 707–420 1966 2005 Airbus A319
Boeing 737-200 2007 2011 Boeing 767-300
Boeing 747-200 1971 2003 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-300 1988 2008 Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 747-400M 2005 2008 One purchased from Air Canada.
It was sold in 2008 and is currently in service with the Dubai Royal Air Wing.[13]
Boeing 757-200 2007 2007 Airbus A321
Boeing 767-300 2006 2008 Boeing 787-8 Leased from Flyglobespan
Boeing 777-200 2006 2010 Boeing 777-300ER Leased from United Airlines
Boeing 777-200ER 2005 2011 Boeing 777-200LR Former United Airlines fleet
Disposed to Omni Air International
Douglas DC-8-60F 1977 1988 Boeing 707-420
Douglas DC-8-70F 1983 1995 Boeing 707-420
Ilyushin Il-62M 1989 1990 Airbus A310
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1995 1996 Airbus A330-200

Apart from the aircraft listed above, Air India operated several other aircraft. Air India operated the de Havilland Puss Moth, de Havilland Fox Moth, Waco YQC-6, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Percival Petrel, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Vickers VC.1 Viking, Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Douglas DC-4 and the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation up to 1960. Thereafter, Air India started operating the Boeing 707 and the de Havilland Comet.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Fleet Details". Air India. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "Air India Airbus A319". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  4. "Air India Airbus A320-CEO". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  5. "Air India Airbus A320neo fleets". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  6. "Air India to opt for business economy class seats in A320 neos". The Economic Times. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. "Air India Airbus A321". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  8. "Air India Boeing 747-400". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  9. "Air India Boeing 777-200LR". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  10. "Air India Boeing 777-300ER". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  11. "Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner". Air India. 30 August 2019.
  12. "Air India : The story of the aircraft". Airwhiners.net. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2004.
  13. "REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR VT-AIM (AIR INDIA) 747-433". PlaneLogger. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  14. "Air India 1951–1960". Air India. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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