{"id":21533,"date":"2022-06-16T15:44:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21533"},"modified":"2022-06-16T15:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:14:31","slug":"air-india-decides-to-procure-a350-aircraft-first-plane-expected-to-arrive-by-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/air-india-decides-to-procure-a350-aircraft-first-plane-expected-to-arrive-by-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India decides to procure A350 aircraft, first  plane expected to arrive by March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Air India, which is controlled by the Tata Group<\/strong>, has opted to order its first batch of Airbus A350 wide-body planes, with the <em>first plane expected to arrive in March 2023,<\/em> according to sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was not immediately apparent how many A350 planes Air India would buy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Air-India-Boeing-777-337ER-VT-ALU-4-scaled-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image Courtesy tataair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Air India has not purchased a single aircraft since 2006, when it made orders for 111 aircraft \u2014 <ul><li>68 from Boeing and <\/li><li>43 from Airbus, <\/li><li>both of which are located in the United States. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A wide-bodied airliner, such as the Airbus A350, has a larger fuel tank, allowing it to fly greater distances, such as between India and the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Air India has 49 wide-body aircraft in its fleet, according to its website:<ol><li> 18 Boeing B777,<\/li><li> 4 Boeing B747, <\/li><li>and 27 Boeing B787. <\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>The carrier&#8217;s fleet also includes 79 narrow-body planes. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pAir_India_Boeing_787-8_VT-ANN_8697595332.jpg\" alt=\"Air India, which is controlled by the Tata Group, has opted to order its first batch of Airbus A350 wide-body planes. Know more here \" class=\"wp-image-21535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pAir_India_Boeing_787-8_VT-ANN_8697595332.jpg 960w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pAir_India_Boeing_787-8_VT-ANN_8697595332-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pAir_India_Boeing_787-8_VT-ANN_8697595332-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pAir_India_Boeing_787-8_VT-ANN_8697595332-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pAir_India_Boeing_787-8_VT-ANN_8697595332-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>image credits to tataair <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, AirIndia is <strong>buying A350 planes<\/strong> and would receive its first one in March 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N Chandrasekaran, the airline&#8217;s chairman and also the chairman of the Tata Group, has restructured the <strong>airline&#8217;s top management<\/strong> since April, bringing in senior and middle-level executives from other <em>Tata Group enterprises such as Tata Steel and Vistara. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Tuned and Updated with us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Our Telegram group for Latest Updates :- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\">https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India, which is controlled by the Tata Group, has opted to order its first batch of Airbus A350 wide-body planes. 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