Air India set to become a ’world-class global airline with an Indian heart’ — once it overcomes plane and seat delays - The Points Guy

Air India set to become a ’world-class global airline with an Indian heart’ — once it overcomes plane and seat delays - The Points Guy

The nose-to-tail renewal of India’s flag carrier, Air India, is progressing slowly as the airline awaits new planes and seats that are key to its turnaround. The first of the 80 long-haul Airbus and Boeing planes that the Delhi-based Star Alliance carrier has on order will not start arriving until 2026 — if all goes as planned. That wait leaves Air India CEO Campbell Wilson’s talk of new routes connecting India with the world as just that: talk.…

Air India’s CEO on the airline’s radical transformation

The transformation of Air India is one of the most remarkable stories to come out of India’s current commercial aviation boom.  “The Everest of turnarounds,” as British weekly The Economist once described it, has transcended the confines of the airline industry to become a symbol of the south-Asian nation economic growth and newfound confidence on the global stage.  The 81st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Associa…