{"id":25294,"date":"2022-08-07T15:54:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T10:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=25294"},"modified":"2022-08-07T15:58:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T10:28:15","slug":"air-india-to-bring-back-10-grounded-wide-body-aircraft-by-the-next-year-2023-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/07\/air-india-to-bring-back-10-grounded-wide-body-aircraft-by-the-next-year-2023-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India to bring back ten grounded wide-body aircraft by the next year 2023 | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Air India will bring back its 10 wide-body aircraft to service by early 2023, the Tata-owned airline stated on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Air India&#8217;s wide-body fleet now stands at 43 aircraft, of which 33 are operational. This is a significant improvement from 28 aircraft that the airline was operating till recently,&#8221; its report stated according to the news agency.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17776\" width=\"1034\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022-01-27T114120Z_76209385_RC2N7S90RMIJ_RTRMADP_3_TATA-SONS-AIR-INDIA-e1644898576215.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Air India | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wide-body aircraft are best suited for long-haul international travel like <strong>India-US or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India<\/a>-Canada. <\/strong>The aircraft has a bigger fuel tank.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delhi-vancouver-flight\">Delhi-Vancouver flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The carrier also added that the remaining aircraft will be progressively returned by earlier 2023. They also declared that the Delhi-Vancouver flight which is currently operating just 3 times per week will fly daily from 31 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The growing traffic between Delhi and&nbsp;Vancouver&nbsp;and the return to service of the Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft (which is also a wide-body aircraft), is the reason for this enhancement of frequency between the cities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/28\/air-china-restart-international-commercial-flights-after-the-covid-19-isolation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China restarts International commercial flights after the Covid-19 isolation<\/a>       <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/latam-brasil-announce-to-restart-of-flights-service-between-santiago-and-curitiba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LATAM Brasil announced to restart flight services between Santiago and Curitiba<\/a>     <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/12\/boeing-and-aiesl-announce-partnership-for-the-maintenance-of-b777-aircraft-used-by-vvips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing and AIESL announce partnership for the maintenance of B777 aircraft used by VVIPs<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india\"> Air India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following its acquisition by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tata&nbsp;Group<\/a>, Boeing is operating closely with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airindia.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Air India <\/a>to restore aircraft grounded for long times due to restrictions related to COVID-19 and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The progressive restoration of these aircraft has already permitted Air India to raise schedule resilience and will permit further frequency and network increases over the coming months,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The Tata Group took control of Air India on 27 January after successfully winning the bid for the airline on 8 October last year.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AIR-INDIA-B788-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AIR-INDIA-B788-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AIR-INDIA-B788-1024x576-1-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AIR-INDIA-B788-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AIR-INDIA-B788-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AIR-INDIA-B788-1024x576-1-750x422.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Air India | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Campbell Wilson, the newly appointed CMD of&nbsp;Air India&nbsp;had asked last month about the airline&#8217;s integrated operations control center (IOCC). IOCC is a sort of &#8220;nerve center&#8221; of any airline. He asked IOCC to report directly to him and provide suggestions for improving on-time performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He also remarked that the boost in frequency between the Delhi-Vancouver route is the first step towards restoring Air India&#8217;s fleet and network.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/06\/the-us-and-australia-indonesia-and-the-philippines-are-among-6-countries-interested-in-tejas-govt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aviationa2z.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telegram group<\/a><strong> for the latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India will bring back its 10 wide-body aircraft to service by early 2023, the Tata-owned airline stated on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6761],"tags":[82,152,392,79,2030,393,115,81,976],"class_list":{"0":"post-25294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-air-india","9":"tag-airlines","10":"tag-airlines-news","11":"tag-aviation","12":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","13":"tag-aviation-news","14":"tag-india","15":"tag-latest-aviation-news","16":"tag-tata-group"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25294"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25299,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25294\/revisions\/25299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}