{"id":90099,"date":"2025-04-13T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T10:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=90099"},"modified":"2025-04-19T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:57:11","slug":"air-india-first-a321neo-a350-1000-and-787-9-delivery-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/air-india-first-a321neo-a350-1000-and-787-9-delivery-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India’s First A321neo, A350-1000 and 787-9 Delivery Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MUMBAI-<\/strong> Well, we all are excited to welcome the first and newest aircraft types such as Airbus A321neo, A350-1000, Boeing 787-9, and 777-9 from Air India Group’s largest 570-unit order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far Air India Group which now includes Air India (AI)<\/a> and Air India Express (IX)<\/a> has taken delivery of Six Airbus A350-900s and over 40 Boeing 737 MAX from its historic order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Air India First A321neo Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tata Group-owned LCC, Air India Express will take delivery of the first Airbus A321neo<\/a> from the recent 2023 order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air India Express will launch scheduled operations with A321neo aircraft from April 15, 2025, beginning with routes between Delhi (DEL) and Bengaluru (BLR), as well as Delhi to Srinagar (SXR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The carrier will expand A321neo service on April 20 to include routes from Delhi to Ayodhya (AYJ) and Jaipur (JAI), featuring a configuration of 180 economy and 12 business class seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Air India operates two A321neos (VT-RTC and VT-RTD) configured with 192 dual-class seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell Wilson, Air India’s CEO, recently highlighted significant supply chain challenges affecting the carrier’s modernization plans at the Skift<\/em> India Forum. The airline is experiencing constraints in procuring engines, fuselages, and premium cabin seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These delivery delays from Airbus<\/a> and Boeing<\/a> are expected to impact Air India’s growth strategy for at least four to five more years. As Wilson noted, “There is not a lot we can do. We are victims of circumstance, as is every other airline.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ongoing supply chain issues have forced Air India to adjust its expansion strategy in several ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n