5.9 million passengers traveled between the U.S. and India in the year leading to July 2024 (about 8,000 daily each way), making it the world's largest underserved long-haul market. Several factors contribute to the limited non-stop flight options: - Very long flight distances - Low yield due to limited premium...
Collins Aerospace to Equip Air India With Advanced Avionics
Air India has selected Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, to provide a comprehensive suite of avionics hardware for the airline's expanding fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The deal, announced at the Singapore Airshow 2024, includes communication, navigation, surveillance equipment, and air data sensors designed to enhance safety, fuel efficiency,...
Air India to Launch Nonstop Flights to Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas
Air India is the only Indian airline currently operating flights to the United States, with services to Washington, New York, Newark, San Francisco, and Chicago. As part of its consolidation efforts, including a proposed merger with Vistara, Air India is looking to expand its U.S. operations by launching direct flights...
Air India Adds More Services on Three U.S. Routes
Air India, part of India's Mumbai-based Tata Group conglomerate, has 50 weekly India-U.S. departing flights this coming from this winter, up from 33 in winter 2019 and 39 last winter. Its 50 weekly services to the U.S. are broken down as follows: Delhi-San Francisco: now 11 weekly Delhi-Chicago: daily Delhi-New...
Air India Orders Aircraft Worth $85 Billion
India's Tata Group privatized Air India which was India’s national airline for close to a century. On February 14, executives in the company announced the single-largest airplane purchase ever -- 220 jets from Boeing and 250 from Airbus. Although the price was not made public, industry experts estimate the cost...
Boeing Sees India as Key Customer
Ever since India's Tata Group acquired the former, state-run Air India, in January of this year, the company is overhauling its fleet. Air India is considering adding 150 737 Max jets and about 50 Airbus wide-bodies to its fleet. "With uncertainty around China, the Indian market is increasingly important to...