Air India will refit its 13 old aircraft: Planning to buy 200 new aircrafts as well; Currently the company has a total of 191 aircraft
Air India will refit its 13 old A321 ceo aircraft instead of retiring them. Along with this, retrofit (new seats, interior, technology update) of 27 old Boeing 787-8 aircraft will also be started from July.
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson told the annual meeting of IATA (International Air Transport Association) on Sunday that by the end of this financial year, the company will upgrade 68% of its widebody fleet. The company aims to complete the upgrade of the entire fleet by 2027.
At present, Air India has a total of 191 aircraft, which include 64 widebody and 127 narrowbody planes.
Air India is in talks to buy 200 new aircraft
According to a Reuters report, Air India is in talks to buy about 200 new single-aisle (narrow body) aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. Air India has already ordered 470 aircraft in 2023. Apart from this, 100 Airbus aircraft were ordered last year. However, most of these were single-aisle aircraft. The new deal will be for wide body aircraft.
The airline has ordered 470 aircraft for ₹ 6 lakh crore
Air India had ordered 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing two years ago. According to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, the value of this deal is $ 70 billion (about ₹ 6 lakh crore). Under the deal, Air India will get 250 aircraft from Airbus and 220 aircraft from Boeing.
Under the deal with Airbus, 40 wide body A350 aircraft and 210 narrowbody single-aisle A320 Neos aircraft were to be received. Whereas, the deal with Boeing is worth $34 billion (about ₹2.9 lakh crore). Under this, Air India is going to get 190 B737 Max aircraft, 20 B787 aircraft and 10 B777x aircraft.
