New Delhi, February 19 Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said on Thursday that the airline's fleet reliability has improved, and there is also an increased inventory of spare parts and components.
The Tata Group-owned airline has faced issues with its legacy fleet of wide-body Boeing 777s and 787 aircraft, resulting in flight cancellations and delays. The upgrade of the legacy Boeing 787s has commenced.
During a town hall with employees on Thursday, Wilson said that operational resilience is one of the airline's key focus areas, and that there is now enhanced fleet reliability.
Both legacy Boeing fleets continue to show improvements as more reliability upgrades are carried out, he said, adding that the inventory of spare parts and components has increased.
The airline has been undertaking replacement and upgrades of components to ensure that the aircraft are more reliable.
The CEO and MD of the airline also said that over 50 per cent of its wide-body fleet would be modernized by the end of 2026, while the wide-body modernization is expected to be completed by December 2028.
According to Wilson, the airline group aims to grow its aircraft fleet from around 300 now to over 500 in 2030.
The group comprises Air India and Air India Express.
Loss-making Air India, which was privatized in January 2022, is in the midst of an ambitious transformation plan.
