Four years after the Tata Group took control of Air India, the airline is trying to rebuild itself seat by seat.
The often-criticised creaky flying experience that once symbolised the decline of India’s former national carrier, is now getting a makeover as the Tata-owned airline rebuilds the planes with new leather upholstery, redesigned cabins, Premium Economy sections, upgraded entertainment systems and fresh branding.
The makeover stretches from narrowbody domestic jets to long-haul Dreamliners flying to Europe and the UK, meanwhile a mix of Boeing and Airbus aircraft painted in Air India's iconic shades of red and white fly towards North America.
But the transformation is unfolding against one of the most turbulent periods in the airline’s recent history: ballooning losses, route suspensions, geopolitical disruptions, soaring jet fuel prices and mounting pressure on Tata Sons to prove that Air India’s revival story can eventually translate into financial stability.
In an interaction with ET Online, Air India laid out the scale of its fleet overhaul, describing a multi-year programme involving retrofits, new aircraft inductions and network restructuring aimed at repositioning the airline as a globally competitive full-service carrier.
“Air India’s fleet transformation is well underway and spans a combination of retrofitting legacy aircraft and new aircraft deliveries from the airline’s orders placed for 600 aircraft with Airbus and Boeing,” the airline told ET Online.
20/05/2026 Jhanavi Pathak/Economic Times
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