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
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]
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
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
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- "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.
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- "Air India : The story of the aircraft". Airwhiners.net. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2004.
- "REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR VT-AIM (AIR INDIA) 747-433". PlaneLogger. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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