Air India — which has grounded 17 aircraft, owing to non-availability of engines and other spare parts — is set to introduce more domestic and international flights by October.
According to sources, the airline will complete repair work of all its wide-body aircraft by June and narrow-body aircraft by September. This will enable the airline to operate more flights by October, said the source.
The carrier has a fleet of 127 planes, of which 45 are Boeing wide-bodies (27 Boeing B787s and 18 B777s) and cater to the long-haul and ultra-long haul international routes. The rest are narrow-body Airbus A320s.
Currently, two Boeing B777, three B787s and 12 Airbus A320 aircraft have been grounded.
