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India's flagship carrier connecting the world.

Founded

1932

Headquarters

New Delhi, India

Alliance

Star Alliance

Air India Limited is the national carrier of India, tracing its origins to Tata Airlines, founded by J.R.D. Tata in 1932. It was nationalized in 1953 and operated as a government-owned airline for decades before being privatized and returned to the Tata Group in January 2022. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network, connecting major Indian cities with destinations across Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and the Middle East. Its main hub is Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, with a secondary hub at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. Under Tata Group ownership, Air India has embarked on a major transformation, placing one of the largest aircraft orders in aviation history — over 400 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing — to modernize its fleet and expand its global footprint.

Hubs & network

Air India's primary hubs are Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in New Delhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in Mumbai.

Fleet

Air India operates a mixed fleet including Boeing 777, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A320 family, and Airbus A350 aircraft, with hundreds of additional jets on order.

Notable facts

›Originally founded as Tata Airlines in 1932 by J.R.D. Tata, one of India's most celebrated industrialists.
›Nationalized by the Indian government in 1953 and renamed Air India.
›Returned to Tata Group ownership in January 2022 after a competitive privatization process.
›Placed a landmark order for over 400 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing in 2023, one of the largest in aviation history.
›Merged with Vistara (a Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture) in 2024, consolidating Tata's aviation assets.

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Air India is India's flag carrier, founded in 1932 by J.R.D. Tata and returned to Tata Sons ownership in 2022 after decades as a state-owned airline. It operates a wide domestic and international network from hubs in Delhi, Mumbai, and beyond.

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Primary hubs

Indira Gandhi International AirportDEL · 67 rts Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportBOM · 44 rts Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportCCU · 19 rts Chennai International AirportMAA · 16 rts Rajiv Gandhi International AirportHYD · 13 rts Kempegowda International Airport BengaluruBLR · 10 rts

Route network map (393 legs)

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Route network

ADD → BOM752

ADD → DEL763

AGR → BOMCR7

AGR → HJR320

AGX → COKATR

AJL → CCU319

AJL → IMF319

AMD → BOM321 320 77W

AMD → DEL319 321

AMD → HYD320

AMD → KWI320

ATQ → DEL321 788 320

AUH → BOM319

AUH → DEL319

BAH → AUH319

BBI → BOM319

BBI → DEL319 320

BBI → IXZCR7

BDQ → DEL320

BHO → BOM319

BHO → DEL321

BHX → DEL788

BKK → BOM321

BKK → DEL321

BKK → SIN772

BLR → BOM319

BLR → CCU319

BLR → COKATR

BLR → DEL320 788

BLR → FRA74H

BLR → GOI319

BLR → HYD319

BLR → IXEATR

BLR → MAA320

BLR → TRV320

BOM → ADD763

BOM → AGRCR7

BOM → AMD321 320 77W

BOM → AUH319

BOM → BBI319

BOM → BHO321

BOM → BKK321

BOM → BLR319

BOM → CAI738

BOM → CCU320 319

BOM → CJB321

BOM → CMB320

BOM → COK319

BOM → DEL321 319 77W 788

BOM → DXB321

BOM → EWR77W

BOM → FRA744

BOM → GOI321

BOM → GWLCR7

BOM → HYD319 744

BOM → IDR320

BOM → IST330

BOM → IXDCR7

BOM → IXE321

BOM → IXU319

BOM → JAI319

BOM → JDH319

BOM → JED77W

BOM → JGA319

BOM → JNB332

BOM → LHR788

BOM → LKO320

BOM → MAA319 332

BOM → MCT320

BOM → MRU332

BOM → MUC333

BOM → NAG319

BOM → RAJ319

BOM → RPR319

BOM → RUH77W

BOM → TRV319

BOM → UDR319

BOM → VNS319

BOM → ZRH333

CAI → BOM738

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Airbus A319117 routes Airbus A32089 routes Airbus A32172 routes Boeing 787-838 routes Boeing 777-300ER34 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-60026 routes Canadair Regional Jet 70019 routes Airbus A330-20014 routes Airbus A330-30013 routes Boeing 747-40010 routes Boeing 777-2006 routes Airbus A3304 routes Airbus A380-8004 routes Boeing 767-3003 routes

Encyclopaedia

Air India Limited is an Indian airline company headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana. It directly operates Air India, the flag carrier and full-service airline of India, and owns Air India Express Limited, its low-cost airline subsidiary. The company also owns AI Fleet Services IFSC Limited and holds interests in ground-handling and aviation-training joint ventures.

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