Air India
Flag carrier of India
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| April 2025 | The first Boeing 777-300ER, VT-ALK, returned to service after being refurbished in Singapore. |
| April 2025 | Air India Express is set to receive the last of 50 Boeing 737 Max aircraft originally manufactured for Chinese airlines, redirected due to a supply chain anomaly. |
| 2025 | Air India plans to retire Airbus A319-100 aircraft and replace them with Airbus A320neo |
| 2025 | Air India plans to refresh Boeing 777-300ER aircraft starting in 2025, with a four-class configuration refurbishment to follow in 2027. |
| 2025 | Some Airbus A320-200 aircraft are planned to be transferred to Air India Express. Airbus A320neo aircraft are expected to be in operation. |
| 2025 | Air India plans to refresh Boeing 777-200LR aircraft fleet, starting fleet refurbishment process. |
| 2025 | Boeing 787-8 aircraft fleet to begin refurbishment process. |
| March 2025 | The airline plans to expand its destination network to 55 destinations by the end of March 2025. |
| March 2025 | Air India Express plans to expand its aircraft fleet from 99 to 110 aircraft by this date. |
| 2024 | Airbus A319-100 and Boeing 747-400 aircraft were retired. Seven Airbus A320neo aircraft were introduced to the fleet. |
| 2024 | Air India Express began occupying office space in the Vatika One-on-One complex. |
| December 10 2024 | Air India confirmed an additional order of 100 aircraft from Airbus, including 90 A320neo family aircraft and 10 A350 aircraft. |
| November 2024 | Air India deployed free Wi-Fi on its Airbus A350, A321neo, and Boeing 787-9 fleet, becoming the first airline in India to offer complimentary Wi-Fi service. |
| November 12 2024 | Merger between Vistara and Air India was completed. |
| November 4 2024 | Airbus A350-900 (VT-JRF) photographed at JFK airport |
| October 11 2024 | Air India Express Flight 613 experienced a hydraulic failure in its landing gear assembly during a flight from Tiruchirappalli to Sharjah. After holding for over two hours, the flight with 114 passengers landed safely. |
| October 1 2024 | Merger of AIX Connect and Air India Express was declared complete, with the fleet size expected to reach 88 aircraft and eventually 100 by the end of 2024. |
| September 16 2024 | Air India began the first phase of a $400 million aircraft fleet refit program, starting with retrofitting 27 A320neo and 40 Boeing widebody aircraft. |
| September 4 2024 | Air India announced plans to introduce Wi-Fi on board across its entire fleet by the end of the year. |
| September 1 2024 | Air India announced a $400 million aircraft refurbishment programme to modernize 67 older aircraft, starting with 27 narrow-body Airbus A320neo planes. |
| July 2024 | Air India Express announced Agartala in Tripura as the airline's 46th destination, expanding its network of destinations. |
| June 6 2024 | National Company Law Tribunal approved the merger between Air India and Vistara. |
| April 2024 | Air India sold four of its last remaining Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets to US company AerSale, with plans to convert two into freighters and scrap the other two. |
| January 1 2024 | Air India announced plans to operate its first Airbus A350 aircraft on domestic routes starting 22 January 2024. |
| 2023 | The Maharajah mascot underwent another redesign, with the airline announcing its use would be limited to specific aspects like premium lounges and crockery. |
| 2023 | Air India replaced its erstwhile logo with a new logo inspired by the airline's Jharokha window pattern. |
| 2023 | Air India Express introduced a new livery featuring an orange underbelly and engine casings, with a tail painted in grey, orange, and cyan. The tail art was updated to showcase traditional Indian art patterns from various textile designs like Kalamkari, Banarasi, Madhubani, and others. |
| 2023 | Tata Group applied for and received approval from the Competition Commission of India to merge Air India Express and AIX Connect. |
| 2023 | Tata Group began seeking to consolidate its 4 airlines into 2 airlines, acquiring its remaining stake in AirAsia India and rebranding it as AIX Connect. |
| December 2023 | Air India unveiled new uniforms for its crew and rolled out its new identity, with an Airbus A350-900 being the first aircraft to be re-branded. |
| October 2023 | Air India launched Operation Ajay, evacuating people from Israel during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. |
| October 2023 | Air India Express began receiving deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, transferring the original order from Air India. |
| October 19 2023 | First flight after rebranding, IX 5101, took off from Mumbai to Delhi. |
| October 18 2023 | Tata Group launched the rebranded Air India Express logo and livery, promising a fresh and vibrant brand targeting India's budget-friendly aviation market. |
| September 29 2023 | Air India began leasing office space in the Vatika One-on-One complex in Gurgaon, Haryana, Sector 16. |
| August 10 2023 | After acquisition by the Tata Group, Air India revealed a brand new logo and livery featuring deep red, aubergine, and gold colors with a chakra pattern. |
| August 10 2023 | Air India launched a rebranding exercise named 'Vista' with a new livery and logo. |
| June 2023 | During the Paris Air Show, Air India Express placed a major order for 470 aircraft, including 190 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, signaling a significant fleet expansion strategy. |
| March 26 2023 | Air India took delivery of its first leased Airbus A321neo. |
| February 14 2023 | Air India announced a record-breaking order for 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, valued at US$70 billion. |
| January 2023 | Transferred the entire art collection to the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Mumbai following a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Culture, with the collection exhibited as 'Maharaja's Treasure: Select Works of Art from the Famed Air India Collection'. |
| 2022 | Air India began converting some Airbus A321-200 aircraft into AEW&C for the Indian Air Force. |
| December 2022 | Following the merger announcement with Vistara, Air India reported plans to order nearly five hundred new aircraft. |
| December 12 2022 | Alliance Air resumed its Chennai to Jaffna international flight connection after a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| November 2022 | Air India acquired AirAsia's stake in AirAsia India, renamed it to AIX Connect, and announced plans to merge it with Air India Express. |
| November 29 2022 | Air India announced a merger with Vistara by March 2024, with Singapore Airlines receiving a 25% stake in the new airline. |
| September 15 2022 | Tata Group announced 'Vihaan', a five-year transformation plan aimed at restructuring Air India. |
| May 2022 | Campbell Wilson was announced as the CEO and Managing Director of Air India. |
| April 2022 | Alliance Air ceased being a subsidiary of Air India when the Government of India sold Air India to the Tata Group. |
| April 15 2022 | Started functioning independently of Air India and began selling tickets under the Alliance Air banner. |
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