Air India gets nation’s first Airbus 350, ops to start in Jan 2024

The Tata Group-owned Air India received India’s first ever Airbus A350, registered as VT-JRA as it continues its transformation, the company said in a media statement on Saturday.

The aircraft will commence commercial service in January 2024 and will initially operate domestically for crew familiarisation, it said. Later on, services will be offered for longer-haul destinations. The carrier will announce the schedule for commercial operations with the A350 in the coming weeks.