In the coming months, the airline will welcome more widebody aircraft and also refurbish the interiors of almost one-third. It will also look to increase cargo due to its increased capacity. We'll look at these plans in more detail.
Air India will have a much larger widebody fleet by March 2024. As part of the deal it signed earlier this summer, Air India will receive six new Airbus A350 900 aircraft. The Indian aviation regulator DGCA recently issued the letter of type acceptance for the Rolls Royce-powered A350s. This opens the door for their induction into the airline’s fleet.
By the end of next year's financial year, the A350s will join five leased B777200LR aircraft and nine leased B777300ER planes to expand the carrier’s long-haul network by 30%. Vihaan.AI is Air India's massive program of transformation that began last year. Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said.
"As you're all aware, this has been a critical focus of Vihaan.AI, so it's nice to see that the process is now well underway, and that there is light ahead."
Air India's widebody fleet will also play a key role in the cargo sector. According to a report published by Mint, the airline is looking to increase capacity with its widebody fleet in order to gain around 20% of the market share for cargo over the next two to three years. Mint quotes a source familiar with the development.
"There is a change of strategy in line with the expanding fleet of wide-body aircraft. The airline is looking to establish direct channels. Discussions are taking place with big exporters as well. Electronics is one sector where there is potential and preliminary talks have taken place with companies along with telecom and pharmaceuticals."
Air India, according to sources, has also made changes to its cargo handling process and is preparing the infrastructure for sector-specific cargo.
24/07/2023 Alma Simon/Travel Wires
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