Air India fleet
Appearance
Air India operates a fleet of both narrow body and widebody aircraft Airbus A320ceo family, Airbus A320neo, and widebody fleet is Boeing 747, Boeing 777 series and Boeing 787 making a total of 125 aircraft.[1]
Current Fleet
As of November 2020[update], the mainline Air India (excluding fleet of subsidiaries – Air India Express and Alliance Air) fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][1][3]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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F | J | Y | Total | Refs | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 22 | — | — | 8 | 114 | 122 | [4] | |
— | — | 144 | 144 | [5] | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 10 | — | — | — | 168 | 168 | [6] | To be retired. Six to be converted into AWACS for the Indian Air Force. |
— | 12 | 138 | 150 | |||||
Airbus A320neo | 27 | — | — | 12 | 150 | 162 | [7] | Replacing A320-200. VT-EXO painted in Star Alliance livery[8] |
Airbus A321-200 | 20 | — | — | 12 | 170 | 182 | [9] | |
Boeing 747-400 | 3 | — | 12 | 26 | 385 | 423 | [10] | All to be phased out by early 2021 and replaced by Boeing 777-300ER. |
1 | Used As Air India One | |||||||
Boeing 777-200LR | 3 | — | 8 | 35 | 195 | 238 | [11] | |
Boeing 777-300ER | 13 | — | 4 | 35 | 303 | 342 | [12] | VT-ALJ painted in Star Alliance livery Newer planes to replace the 747-400. VT-ALN Painted in Celebrating India Livery. |
2 | ||||||||
Boeing 787-8 | 27 | — | — | 18 | 238 | 256 | [13] | VT-ANU painted in Star Alliance livery |
Total | 125 | — |
Fleet History
Formerly operated
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A300B4-100 | 1 | 1994 | 1994 | Airbus A321 | |
Airbus A300B4-200 | 4 | 1982 | 2002 | Airbus A321 | |
Airbus A310-300 | 24 | 1986 | 2012 | Boeing 787-8 | |
4 | Converted into freighters and transferred to Air India Cargo | ||||
Airbus A330-200 | 2 | 2008 | 2015 | Boeing 787-8 | Leased from Air Berlin |
Boeing 707-320B | Unknown | 1962 | 1989 | Boeing 747-200 | |
Boeing 707-320C | Unknown | 1964 | 1990 | Boeing 747-200 | |
Boeing 707-420 | Unknown | 1966 | 1995 | Boeing 747-400 | |
1 | 1966 | None | Crashed as Flight AI101 | ||
Boeing 737-200 | Unknown | 2007 | 2011 | Airbus A320 | |
Boeing 747-100 | 2 | 1970 | 1971 | Boeing 747-200B | |
Boeing 747-200B | 10 | 1971 | 2003 | Boeing 747-400 | |
1 | 1978 | None | Crashed as Flight AI855 | ||
1 | 1985 | Destroyed by bomb as Flight AI182 | |||
Boeing 747-300 | 1 | 2005 | 2007 | Boeing 777-300ER | |
Boeing 747-300M | 2 | 1988 | 2008 | Boeing 777-300ER | |
Boeing 747-400 | 3 | 2003 | 2006 | None | Leased from Korean Air |
Boeing 747-400M | 1 | 2005 | 2008 | Boeing 777-300ER | Purchased from Air Canada |
Boeing 757-200 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | Airbus A310-300 | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | Airbus A310-300 | Leased from Flyglobespan |
Boeing 777-200 | 1 | 2006 | 2010 | Boeing 777-300ER | Leased from United Airlines |
Boeing 777-200ER | 3 | 2005 | 2011 | Boeing 777-300ER | Former United Airlines fleet |
De Havilland Comet | Unknown | 1950s | 1950s | None | |
De Havilland Dragon Rapide | Unknown | 1930s | 1940s | None | |
De Havilland Fox Moth | Unknown | 1930s | 1930s | None | |
De Havilland Puss Moth | Unknown | 1929 | 1932 | None | |
Douglas DC-2 | Unknown | 1934 | 1940 | Douglas DC-3 | |
Douglas DC-3 | Unknown | 1936 | 1970s | Douglas DC-4 | |
Douglas DC-4 | Unknown | 1948 | Unknown | None | |
Douglas DC-8-60F | Unknown | 1977 | 1988 | Boeing 747-200 | |
Douglas DC-8-70F | Unknown | 1983 | 1995 | Boeing 747-200 | |
Ilyushin Il-62M | Unknown | 1989 | 1990 | Airbus A310 | |
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | Unknown | 1995 | 1996 | Boeing 747-400 | |
Lockheed L-749 Constellation | Unknown | 1951 | 1972 | None | |
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation | Unknown | 1956 | 1970s | None | |
Percival Petrel | Unknown | 1930s | 1930s | None | |
Vickers VC.1 Viking | Unknown | 1947 | 1960s | none | |
Waco YQC-6 | Unknown | 1939 | Unknown | None |
See also
- British Airways fleet
- United Airlines fleet
- American Airlines fleet
- Singapore Airlines fleet
- Delta Air Lines fleet
- Lufthansa fleet
- Air France fleet
- KLM fleet
- Emirates fleet
- Etihad Airways fleet
- Air New Zealand fleet
- Air Canada fleet
- All Nippon Airways fleet
- Thai Airways fleet
- Avianca fleet
References
- ^ a b "Fleet Details". Air India. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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- ^ "Air India to opt for business economy class seats in A320 neos". The Economic Times. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Air India Airbus A321". Air India. 30 August 2019.
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- ^ "Air India Boeing 777-200LR". Air India. 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Air India Boeing 777-300ER". Air India. 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner". Air India. 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Air India : The story of the aircraft". Airwhiners.net. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2004.[self-published source]
- ^ "Air India Fleet Details and History".