Air India fleet

Air India fleet

Air India operates a fleet of both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft with a fleet consisting of Airbus A319, A320, A320neo, A321, A321neo, A350 as well as the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787.

Current fleet

Air India fleet

As of January 2026, Air India operates the following aircraft:

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Refs	Notes
F	C	W	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	6	—	—	8	—	114	122		To be retired and replaced by Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320-200	4	—	—	12	—	138	150
Airbus A320neo	84	90	—	8	24	132	164		Former Vistara aircraft to be repainted with Air India livery
10	—	—	—	180	180		4 to be transferred to Air India Express
Airbus A321-200	13	—	—	12	—	170	182		To be retrofitted with three-class configuration from 2026
Airbus A321neo	10	195	—	12	24	152	188		To be repainted with Air India livery
Airbus A321XLR	—	15	TBA		Converted from A321neo order. Deliveries from 2029
Airbus A350-900	6	19	—	28	24	264	316		6 taken from an Aeroflot order, retaining interior configuration
Airbus A350-1000	—	25	TBA		Order with 5 options. Deliveries from 2026
Boeing 777-200LR	1	—	—	28	48	212	288		Former Delta Air Lines aircraft to be returned
Boeing 777-300ER	13	—	4	35	—	303	342		Currently being refreshed To be refurbished with a four-class configuration from early 2027
305	344
6	8	40	280	328	Former Etihad Airways aircraft
Boeing 777-9	—	10	TBA
Boeing 787-8	22	—	—	18	—	238	256		Currently being refurbished
4	241	259
Boeing 787-9	6	—	—	30	21	248	299		To be repainted with Air India livery
1	19	28	238	296		Order with 20 options
Total	186	373

• Hover over each photo to view label detail • Airbus A319-100 • Airbus A320-200 • Airbus A320neo • Airbus A321-200 • Airbus A321neo • Airbus A350-900 • Boeing 777-200LR • Boeing 777-300ER • Boeing 787-8 • Boeing 787-9

Special liveries

Air India fleet

Aircraft	Aircraft registration	Livery
Airbus A320neo	VT-ATV	Tata SIA Airlines (Vistara) retro
VT-CIN	Star Alliance
Boeing 777-300ER	VT-ALJ	Star Alliance
VT-ALN	Celebrating India
Boeing 787-8	VT-ANP	Mahatma Gandhi 150th Anniversary
VT-ANQ	Guru Nanak 550 Years Celebration
VT-ANU	Star Alliance

Fleet development

Air India fleet

In 1932, Air India started operations with the De Havilland Puss Moth aircraft. On 21 February 1960, Air India International inducted its first Boeing 707 named Gauri Shankar (registered VT-DJJ), thereby becoming the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet. In 1971, the airline took delivery of its first wide-body aircraft, a Boeing 747-200B named Emperor Ashoka (registered VT-EBD). In 1986, Air India introduced its first Airbus aircraft, an Airbus A310-300. On 4 August 1993, Air India took the delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 named Konark (registered VT-ESM). Indian Airlines introduced the Airbus A320 family of aircraft in 1989 and the smaller Airbus A319s in 2005, which are now used by Air India on domestic and regional routes, respectively. On 11 January 2006, Air India announced an order for 68 jets – 8 Boeing 777-200LR, 15 Boeing 777-300ER, 18 Boeing 737-800 and 27 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. The 18 Boeing 737s ordered were later transferred to Air India Express when Air India took delivery of the Dreamliners. After the merger with Indian Airlines in 2007, Air India inducted the Airbus A321 in its fleet to operate mainly on short-haul international routes and leased the Airbus A330s to operate on medium-haul international routes.

The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR aircraft on 26 July 2007, which was named Andhra Pradesh, and the first Boeing 777-300ER on 9 October 2007, which was named as Bihar. The carrier sold three Airbus A300 and one Boeing 747 in March 2009 for US$18.75 million, due to debts. It also sold five of its eight Boeing 777-200LR aircraft to Etihad Airways in December 2013. Air India received its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on 6 September 2012, commencing flights on 19 September 2012, which along with 777s, have since replaced the aging and fuel-inefficient 747s in the fleet of international routes. On 21 April 2014, Air India decided to sell its remaining three Boeing 777-200LRs as well, citing higher operating costs. On 24 April 2014, Air India issued a tender for leasing 14 Airbus A320 aircraft for up to six years, to strengthen its domestic network.

In December 2022, a day after the merger announcement with Vistara, it was reported that Air India would order nearly five hundred new aircraft. On 14 February 2023, Air India announced an order for 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing consisting of 210 A320neo family, 40 A350, 190 737 MAX for Air India Express, 20 787-9 and 10 777-9 aircraft at a cost of US$70 billion, with deliveries beginning in late 2023. The airline announced that it would be leasing 36 aircraft, 25 narrow-body aircraft and 11 wide-body aircraft, till the delivery of the newly ordered planes. On 26 March 2023, Air India took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, albeit a leased one. As part of its fleet restructuring, Air India unveiled its new logo, livery and branding on 10 August 2023 and received its first re-branded aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, on 23 December 2023. On 22 April 2024, Air India sold their remaining four Boeing 747 aircraft to the US company AerSale.

On 12 November 2024, with the merger of Vistara and Air India, all of Vistara's 70 aircraft were transferred to Air India.

The airline revealed that it had placed another order of 100 aircraft from Airbus on 9 December 2024, converted from its options from the previous order. The deal comprised an additional 10 A350 aircraft and 90 A320 family aircraft.

In December 2025, the airline is expected to receive its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft. This will be followed by the induction of a wide-body aircraft every six weeks throughout 2026–28. While two of these aircraft in FY2026-27 will be Airbus A350-1000s, the rest will be 787-9s.

In March 2026, Air India revived its last grounded aircraft, registered as VT-ALL, a Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft has been grounded since January 2020 and entered the Nagpur MRO facility in May 2025 where it underwent nose-to-tail overhaul. It has already rejoined operations as of 17 March after receiving the Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC). This marked the end of the restoration programme for 30 grounded aircraft after the Tata Group took over the airline in 2022.

Legacy fleet retrofit programme

Air India has initiated a $400 million refit program for its legacy aircraft fleet. On 16 September 2024, the first phase of the refit began, in which 27 older A320neo and 40 Boeing widebody aircraft will be retrofitted with new seats, cabin and livery. VT-EXN, an A320neo, became the first to be retrofitted. The aircraft was supposed to be delivered and enter service in December 2024 after its prototyping phase and certification. The rest of the 27 narrowbody aircraft's upgradation and modernisation was planned to continue at the rate of 3 to 4 aircraft per month.

As of March 2025, the first retrofitted legacy narrowbody aircraft, VT-EXN, had returned to the operational fleet, while the rest of the 26 legacy narrowbody fleet would complete the retrofit by the 3rd quarter of the year. The first of the legacy widebody aircraft, a Boeing 787, was planned to be sent for retrofitting by April 2025, followed by a Boeing 777 later in 2026, with the entire program expected to be completed by mid-2027.

As per a press release on 10 August 2025, the first of the airline's Boeing 787-8, registered as VT-ANT, was ferried to Boeing's facility in Victorville, California in July. The aircraft is expected to be joined by another 787-8 in October, following which both aircraft will return to active service in December 2025. According to the current schedule, the entire 787 fleet will complete its retrofit programme by mid-2027. The 787-8 aircraft will receive a new three-class configuration, along with upgraded avionics and other critical components, as part of a reliability enhancement initiative. Seven of these aircraft will also undergo "heavy, scheduled maintenance (D-checks)" in parallel.

Further, the retrofit programme of the 27 narrow-body A320neo was also proceeding as planned, with project completion in September 2025. The programme was fast-tracked after the addition of a third line in GMR's MRO facility in Hyderabad airport. However, the retrofitting of the Boeing 777 fleet had once again been pushed back, now scheduled to take place between early 2027 and October 2028. This delay is attributed to supply chain issues due to COVID pandemic.

On 31 October 2025, Air India announced the completion of the first phase of its retrofit programme with the introduction of the final legacy A320neo following the interior upgrades. The airline was operating 104 aircraft of the A320 Family, which is either new or upgraded interior cabins. Further, the retrofit of 13 legacy A321 aircraft will commence from 2026.

Former fleet

Air India fleet

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>Total</th><th>Introduced</th><th>Retired</th><th>Replacement</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Airbus A300B4-100</td><td>1</td><td>1994</td><td>1994</td><td>Airbus A321</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A300B4-200</td><td>3</td><td>1982</td><td>2002</td><td>Airbus A321</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A310-300</td><td>28</td><td>1986</td><td>2016</td><td>Boeing 787-8</td><td>Some converted to Cargo use for Air India Cargo</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A319-100</td><td>17</td><td>2009</td><td>2024</td><td>Airbus A320neo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>2021</td><td>Transferred to DRDO as a testbed aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A320-200</td><td>38</td><td>2007</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>2015</td><td>2025</td><td>Transferred to Air India Express</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A320neo</td><td>7</td><td>2024</td><td>2025</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A321-200</td><td>1</td><td>2007</td><td>2019</td><td>Airbus A321neo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>2022</td><td>To be converted into AEW&C for the Indian Air Force</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A321neo</td><td>4</td><td>2023</td><td>2025</td><td>None</td><td>Transferred to Air India Express</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A330-200</td><td>2</td><td>2008</td><td>2015</td><td>Boeing 787-8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 707-320B</td><td>3</td><td>1962</td><td>1989</td><td>Boeing 747-200 Boeing 747-300M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 707-320C</td><td>2</td><td>1964</td><td>1990</td><td>Airbus A310-300 Boeing 747-200 Boeing 747-300M</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 707-400</td><td>4</td><td>1960</td><td>1984</td><td>Airbus A310-300 Boeing 747-200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1966</td><td>None</td><td>Crashed as Flight 101</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1982</td><td>Crashed as Flight 403</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737-200</td><td>5</td><td>2007</td><td>2011</td><td>Airbus A320</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 747-200B</td><td>11</td><td>1971</td><td>2004</td><td>Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200 Boeing 777-200ER</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1978</td><td>None</td><td>Crashed as Flight 855</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1985</td><td>Destroyed by a bomb as Flight 182</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1986</td><td>1988</td><td>Boeing 747-300M</td><td>Leased from Evergreen International</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 747-300</td><td>1</td><td>2005</td><td>2007</td><td>Boeing 777-300ER</td><td>Leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 747-300M</td><td>2</td><td>1988</td><td>2008</td><td>Boeing 777-300ER</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 747-400M</td><td>1</td><td>2005</td><td>2008</td><td>Boeing 777-300ER</td><td>Purchased used from Air Canada, sold to Dubai Royal Air Wing</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 747-400</td><td>13</td><td>1993</td><td>2024</td><td>Airbus A350-900 Boeing 777-200LR Boeing 777-300ER</td><td>Last 4 were deregistered in 2022, and sold to AerSale in April 2024. VT-ESM written off in September 2009 at BOM due to fire. VT-EVA, reregistered as N940AS, preserved at Roswell International Air Center, New Mexico. 2 aircraft used as Air India One for the President, Vice-President or Prime Minister of India.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 757-200</td><td>1</td><td>2007</td><td>2007</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 767-300ER</td><td>2</td><td>2006</td><td>2008</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>2007</td><td>2007</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 777-200</td><td>1</td><td>2006</td><td>2010</td><td>Boeing 777-200LR Boeing 777-300ER</td><td>Leased from United Airlines</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 777-200ER</td><td>3</td><td>2005</td><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 777-200LR</td><td>5</td><td>2008</td><td>2014</td><td>None</td><td>Sold to Etihad Airways</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2009</td><td>2025</td><td>Airbus A350-900 Boeing 777-300ER</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>2022</td><td>2026</td><td>Returned to lessor</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 777-300ER</td><td>2</td><td>2018</td><td>2020</td><td>None</td><td>Acquired by Indian Air Force for Air India One for the President, Vice-President or Prime Minister of India</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 787-8</td><td>1</td><td>2014</td><td>2025</td><td>None</td><td>VT-ANB crashed as Flight 171</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 787-9</td><td>1</td><td>2024</td><td>2025</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>De Havilland Comet</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1950s</td><td>1950s</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>De Havilland Dragon Rapide</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1930s</td><td>1940s</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>De Havilland Fox Moth</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1930s</td><td>1930s</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>De Havilland Puss Moth</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1929</td><td>1932</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Douglas DC-2</td><td>15</td><td>1934</td><td>1940</td><td>Douglas DC-3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Douglas DC-3</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1936</td><td>1970s</td><td>Douglas DC-4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Douglas DC-4</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1948</td><td>Unknown</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Douglas DC-8-60F</td><td>15</td><td>1977</td><td>1988</td><td>Airbus A310-300 Boeing 747-200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Douglas DC-8-70F</td><td>1983</td><td>1995</td><td>Airbus A310-300 Boeing 747-200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ilyushin Il-62M</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1989</td><td>1990</td><td>Airbus A310</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lockheed L-1011 TriStar</td><td>2</td><td>1995</td><td>1996</td><td>Airbus A310-300</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lockheed L-749 Constellation</td><td>4</td><td>1948</td><td>1962</td><td>Boeing 707</td><td>Transferred to Indian Airlines and Indian Air Force</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1950</td><td>None</td><td>Crashed as Flight 245</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1955</td><td>None</td><td>Destroyed by a bomb as Flight 300</td></tr><tr><td>Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation</td><td>10</td><td>1956</td><td>1962</td><td>Boeing 707</td><td>Transferred to Indian Airlines and Indian Air Force</td></tr><tr><td>Percival Petrel</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1930s</td><td>1930s</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vickers VC.1 Viking</td><td>9</td><td>1947</td><td>1960s</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Waco YQC-6</td><td>Unknown</td><td>1939</td><td>Unknown</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>