Air India Plan: Tata Group’s Air India is focusing on increasing its capacity. The Tata Group airline has not expanded for the past several years, but is now rapidly increasing capacity. The company recently placed an order for 470 aircraft, which included 70 wide-body aircraft. The company is going to include 70 aircraft in its fleet by next March.
Air India will include 19 wide body and narrow body aircraft by March 2024. In view of this, Air India is recruiting pilots and employees on a large scale. The company is recruiting 550 cabin crew and 50 pilots every month.
What did the CEO of Air India say
According to a Times of India report, Air India MD and CEO Campbell Wilson said that 19 new wide-body aircraft would be inducted into the fleet by next March. After this, 40 existing wide-body aircraft will be sent for renewal. There will be a change in its interior and facilities. In this, everything from seats to inflight entertainment and onboard Wi-Fi will be completely new. In addition, AI has recently initiated talks to induct two more B777s.
the shortage of pilots is getting away
Wilson said that Air India was feeling the shortage of pilots for the last few years, but now 5 times the number of pilots and 10 times the cabin crew are being recruited every month. It has been said in the report that along with 200 Go First pilots, a total of 600 pilots are reported to be involved.
Focus on completing the deal of planes soon
Air India has asked Airbus to make the planes as soon as possible, as it wants to capture the market fast after the cancellation of GoFirst flights. Along with this, Indigo has also asked to give the aircraft as soon as possible.
Focus on increasing international network
Air India is focusing on increasing the number of aircraft to meet the requirement of passengers and to connect more number of passengers with air travel. At the same time, Air India is fully prepared for the expansion of international network. Especially paying more attention to North America and some areas of Europe.
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