Air India to lease six more aircraft to fuel expansion

Tata-owned Air India has accelerated the national airline’s expansion pace. The airline, which had earlier announced to take 30 aircraft on short-term lease, has now said it will lease an additional six Boeing 777-300ERs as part of an “aggressive expansion.” The expansion will also see a ramp-up in flights to European and North American cities. The aircraft with four class configurations will join the fleet by first half of 2023.