Air India’s historic plane order deliveries to begin this year

Air India Ltd. expects to induct six Airbus SE A350 jetliners starting from the end of this year following the carrier’s giant aircraft purchase that was the biggest in the history of civil aviation.

“We’ve committed to a historic order of aircraft that will start entering from the end of this year through to the end of the decade, to both transform the fleet and power significant network and capacity expansion,” Air India Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson said during an online media event Monday.

The experience of flying Air India will be revitalized once the refurbished widebody aircraft start joining the fleet around July 2024, Wilson said.