‘Historic aircraft order’ & ‘substantial investment, a gross understatement,’ soon for Air India: Wilson
NEW DELHI: Tatas will soon place a “historic order” for latest aircraft for its newest-oldest family member — Air India — which returned to its fold this January nearly after seven decades. The airline’s CEO-MD Campbell Wilson on Saturday gave a glimpse of the mega passenger-friendly Maharaja in the works, fittingly at an event organised in Mumbai by the JRD Tata Memorial Trust to mark the 118th birth anniversary of the father of Indian aviation and Air India founder.
The Tatas are working on a tech-tonic shift in five years for Air India by ensuring a big fleet with comfortable interiors and wide global network with a great frequent flyer programme and focus on safety & on time performance to rebuild its loyal customer base. While they have announced merger of AirAsia India with Air India Express to have a big budget arm for the Maharaja, a similar announcement for merging Vistara with Air India is expected any time now to create a mega full service carrier. So one airline, Air India, will have both a budget and full service arm.
