Aiming to bolster its capacity in the domestic market, national carrier Air India has inducted the first Airbus A320neo aircraft into its fleet. The Airbus A320neo aircraft has a seat configuration of 162 seats including 12 seats in the business class. This aircraft is fuel efficient and is the first of 14 aircraft leased from Kuwait headquartered ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company. Air India thus becomes the first CFM powered A320neo operator in India.
Air India plans to induct 29 A320neo aircraft into its fleet by 2019. The A320neo will join Air India’s existing fleet of 66 A320 family aircraft thus making Air India’s fleet size to 138 planes.
The airline presently flies one of the youngest, state-of-the-art, fleet of aircraft comprising a mix of the wide-body Boeing B777s, B747s, its latest acquisition – the B787 Dreamliner and the narrow body Airbus A321s, A320s and A319 aircraft.
