DELHI- Finally, the wait is over as Tata-owned carrier; Air India (AI) welcomed its first Airbus A320neo painted in a new vibrant livery today (July 7, 2024).
With the addition of this 47th A320neo, the Air India fleet now stands at 143 aircraft. Well, you will be surprised to see the total fleet of Air India Group, which will be shared at the end of this article.
Air India A320neo New Livery
Air India operated a delivery flight AI1114, which took off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) at 2:34 PM UTC (8:04 PM IST). After being airborne for around eight hours and 17 minutes and covering a distance of 6,784 Kilometers, the flight landed safely at Delhi International Airport (DEL) at 10:51 PM UTC (4:21 PM IST).
Air India Group owns the aircraft and has a Y186 seat configuration, which means all economy class seats are similar to IndiGo Airlines (6E) planes. But it will be retrofitted in three class configurations which include 132 Economy seats, 24 Premium Economy seats, and Eight Business Class Seats.
The aircraft bears a registration VT-RTN, which is a tribute to 86-year-old former Tata Group and Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata. CFM International LEAP-1A powers Air India’s brand new A320neo aircraft.
The A320neo has set the standard as the world’s most comfortable short-to-medium-haul aircraft, typically accommodating 140 to 170 passengers, with a maximum capacity of up to 180 travelers.
A320neo’s environmental performance includes at least 20 percent less fuel burn and CO2 emissions and a 50 percent reduction in noise footprint compared to previous-generation aircraft.
AI Group Fleet
This aircraft is part of a historic 470 planes ordered by Air India Group in 2023. Air India Group ordered 250 Airbus planes which included 210 narrowbody jets: 140 A321neos and 70 A320neos.
Further 40 are A350s, out of which 6 A350-900 have been delivered, 14 A350-900, and 20 A350-1000 are yet to be delivered. According to our source, one A350-1000 for Air India is under production and will probably be delivered next year.
Now it’s time to see the Air India Group fleet as reported by Planespotters.net, which includes a fleet from Four Airlines i.e. Air India (AI), Vistara (UK), Air India Express (IX), and AIX Connect (I5) formerly known as AirAsia India.
As mentioned above Air India has a fleet of 143 aircraft, which includes 10 A319s, 56 A320 family jets, 17 A321s, 6 A350s, 27 Boeing 777, and 787-8 Dreamliners respectively.
Vistara operates a fleet of 70 aircraft, which includes 53 A320neos, 10 A321neos, and 7 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
While, Air India Express has a fleet of 56+24 aircraft, which includes 4 A320neos, 26 Boeing 737-800, and 26 737 MAX 8 aircraft. 24 A320 family jets are previously owned by AIX Connect and are now transferred to Air India Express.
So in total Air India Group has a fleet of 293 aircraft, by the end of this year it will have more than 300 planes and is the 5th largest airline in Asia in terms of fleet.
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