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Air India commenced operations on 29 July 1946, operating under the Government of India. On 8 June 1948, a Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess operated the airline's first international flight between Mumbai and London Heathrow. [2] As of December 2024, Air India serves a total of 43 international and 49 domestic destinations. [3]
Indian Airlines introduced the Airbus A320 family of aircraft in 1989 and the smaller Airbus A319s in 2005, which are now used by Air India on domestic and regional routes, respectively. [4] On 11 January 2006, Air India announced an order for 68 jets – 8 Boeing 777-200LR, 15 Boeing 777-300ER, 18 Boeing 737-800 and 27 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners.
Air India operates a mix of narrow body aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 used for most domestic and short-haul international routes and wide body aircraft such as the Airbus A350, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft for long haul international routes. Air India's mascot is the Maharajah (Emperor) and the erstwhile logo ...
Air India displayed the new A350 at the Farnborough Airshow in July. ... The routes, which last about 15 hours and span about 7,300 miles, are currently served by the airline's legacy Boeing 777.
- Asia-Pacific Images Studio/E+/Getty Images When it comes to domestic routes, the top three globally were all in Asia: Jeju International-Seoul Gimpo, Sapporo New Chitose-Tokyo Haneda, and ...
In February 2023, Air India announced the purchase of 470 aircraft, including 250 from Airbus, marking the largest commercial aviation deal then. The order included 140 A320neo, 70 A321neo single ...
14 A350-1000 orders were converted into A350-900, deliveries and introduction in service began in 2024. Air Mauritius Mauritius: 4 4 3 more to be delivered between 2025 and 2026 Asiana Airlines South Korea: 15 15 Azul Brazilian Airlines Brazil: 2 Replaced by the Airbus A330neo [2] [3] British Airways United Kingdom: 18 18 Cathay Pacific Hong ...
Cathay Pacific said it found 15 aircraft that needed repair after the in-flight failure of an engine part prompted it to inspect its entire Airbus A350 fleet. Major airline grounds Airbus A350 ...