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Air India plans to add 100+ planes, new CEO incoming
Air India is an airline in India.
It currently has more than 185 of its own planes, and together with its sister airline Air India Express, the group has almost 300 planes.
The airline is facing tough times because of fuel prices, airspace disruptions and world events.
Its boss, Campbell Wilson, told workers that the airline plans to buy more than 100 new planes in the next two years.
Wilson will soon leave, and a new leader named Tewolde Gebremariam will become the CEO.
Air India also promised workers a pay raise that starts on October 1.
Pilots will get their new pay structure on the same day.
The airline will also fix up 16 Boeing 787-8 planes in 2027.
Air India believes these steps will keep it on a path to making money.
Air India plans to induct more than 100 new planes over the next two years, according to CEO Campbell Wilson.
Former Ethiopian Airlines Group chief Tewolde Gebremariam will take over as Air India's CEO and MD from Wilson, who is likely to leave next month.
Annual salary increments and the revised pilot pay structure will take effect from October 1, after the increment cycle was deferred earlier this year amid West Asia turmoil.
Sixteen Boeing 787-8 aircraft are to be retrofitted in 2027 as part of the airline's transformation.
Air India Group, comprising Air India and Air India Express, currently operates nearly 300 planes, with Air India alone holding more than 185 aircraft.
- Who
- Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam, and Air India employees
- What
- Air India announced plans to induct over 100 new planes in two years, along with pay revisions and a leadership transition
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- When
- Announced on Thursday; salary changes effective October 1; Wilson likely to leave next month; retrofits scheduled for 2027
- Why
- To stay on a profitability path amid geopolitical uncertainty, fuel price volatility, airspace disruptions and macroeconomic pressures
Key facts
- Airline
- Air India Group (Air India and Air India Express)
- Current CEO
- Campbell Wilson
- Incoming CEO and MD
- Tewolde Gebremariam
- Fleet expansion plan
- 100+ new planes in the next two years
- Current group fleet
- Nearly 300 aircraft
- Air India fleet
- 185+ aircraft, including 35 Boeing 787s, 19 Boeing 777-300 ERs and 6 A350-900s
- Pay increment effective date
- October 1
- Retrofit plan
- 16 Boeing 787-8 aircraft in 2027
Quotes
Campbell Wilson
CEO of Air India
“the airline continues to make steady progress on its transformation journey despite a challenging operating environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty, airspace disruptions, fuel price volatility and macroeconomic pressures”
thehansindia.com
“the group expects to induct over 100 new planes in the next two years and that 16 Boeing 787-8 aircraft are to be retrofitted in 2027”
thehansindia.com







