DELHI- Tata-owned Air India (AI) has taken transportation of the six Airbus A350, registered as VT-JRI present (May 14, 2024).
This is the final A350 that will have Russian flag carrier Aeroflot (SU) interior with minimum upgrades.
Photo: Robin HardyAir India Final A350
Indian full-service carrier has ordered 40 Airbus A350 aircraft out of that 20 are A350-900 and 20 A350-1000.
So far 6 of 20 A350-900 has been delivered to Air India and this is the most proven the last A350 transportation for Air India for 2024.
The Gurugram-based carrier is besides expected to take the first Airbus A320neo (VT-RTN) in a fresh Air India live in the coming days.
If we talk about the next A350 delivery, the actual timeline is not yet known but it will take more time than expected as Airbus has a pile of borrowing deliverys for erstwhile A350 orders.
As of April 2024, Airbus has received the order of 1278 A350s and delivered around 598 A350s to 60 airlines and leasing companies combined.
Photo: Robin HardyDelivery Flight
According to FlightRadar24 date, the Air India A350-900 registered as VT-JRI took off from Toulouse (TLS) at 5:41 AM UTC.
My friend Robin Hardy, the aviation enthusiast and planspotter was the first to capture the property from Toulouse. Here are any of his captures, make certain you follow him for specified tuning metallic bird shots:
Delivery flight present for VT-JRI the 6th Airbus #A350 for@airindia #planespotting #aviation #planespotting #avgeek pic.twitter.com/CCX4ntEVrz
— Robin HARDY (@robin_hrdy) May 13, 2024
After being airborne for almost 8 hours, the flight landed safely at Delhi (DEL) at around 1:53 AM UTC (7:23 AM IST).
The aircraft will support Air India’s global expansion plan which includes launching fresh destinations in North America and expanding flight frequencies.
Air India plans to launch fresh long-haul destinations specified as Dallas (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX) and Seattle (SEA)
Also, Air India Group has reported that their global operations were increased 50% in the last 2 years and their cargo capacity increased by 34% year-on-year.
Photo: avgeeknihlens/ Harsh TekriwalMeger with Vistara
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and Vista CEO Vinod Kannan jointly conducted a town hall gathering on Monday, May 13. The gathering emphasized the ongoing integration between the 2 airlines, with Kannan leading as the Chief Integration Officer.
During the town hall, it was exposed that the organizational structure for the merged entity has been finalised, prioritizing merit and competence for the placement of existing employees within the fresh framework.
Both companies have plexed to keep transparency with employees respecting the criteria utilized for managing the organisational structure and the placement process.
Thismerger is situated to establish India’s largest full-service carrier. It facilitates the integration, approximate 120 pilots have been seconded between Vistara and Air India, with over 60 Vistara employees already assuming roles in Air India.
The employer ratio between Air India and Vistara has been upheld at 12:5 since the admission of the integration process.
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