The latest signs of a major transformation at India’s flagship airline are taking shape.<\/p>\n
Air India<\/a> unveiled a new website and mobile app Monday, overhauling its digital platform with a new design and, in the company’s words, a faster, more seamless and intuitive booking process.<\/p>\n If you pull up Airindia.com<\/a> now, you’ll find the updated site.<\/p>\n Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free biweekly Aviation newsletter<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n Even at first glance, the interface certainly seems to be a more modernized site than the one it replaced.<\/p>\n Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Air India is in the midst of a top-to-bottom transformation \u2014 one that, executives hope, will position the airline as a serious contender on the global aviation stage, particularly as India’s population, now the largest in the world<\/a>, continues to grow, as does its prominence in the global economy.<\/a><\/p>\n After years marred by poor operational performance<\/a>, spotty service<\/a> and financial losses<\/a> under the control of the Indian government, the Tata Group, a Mumbai-based conglomerate, acquired the airline in 2022.<\/p>\n Air India’s new private owners have promised a complete rebuild, and their early steps have been striking.<\/p>\n At the Paris Air Show this past summer, Air India firmed up $70 billion in aircraft orders<\/a> that will see the carrier acquire 470 planes from Boeing and Airbus<\/a>. The move was billed at the time as the largest set of aircraft orders in history.<\/p>\n The deals include orders for 40 Airbus A350 aircraft, 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, 10 Boeing 777X jets, and 400 narrow-body aircraft between the two manufacturers.<\/p>\n By 2026, Air India expects to completely replace its fleet of widebody jets.<\/p>\n However, its first A350 should be ready to fly much sooner \u2014 perhaps in the coming days, in fact.<\/p>\n Earlier this fall on X (formerly known as Twitter), the company shared a glimpse of its first A350 adorned with the airline’s new livery shortly after it received a paint job at Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse, France.<\/p>\n As part of its overhaul, the carrier has hired more than 5,000 new staff since the Tata Group took over, including 1,000 pilots \u2014 of which 18% are female pilots, the highest rate in the industry, the airline claims.<\/p>\n A member of the Star Alliance<\/a>, Air India is also promising an overhauled loyalty program to be unveiled in early 2024, and new, future lounges in Delhi and at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).<\/p>\n Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The latest signs of a major transformation at India’s flagship airline are taking shape. Air India unveiled a new website and mobile app Monday, overhauling its digital platform with a new design and, in the company’s words, a faster, more seamless and intuitive booking process. 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<\/picture>\nA much larger transformation<\/h2>\n
470 aircraft on order<\/h2>\n
Other changes planned for 2024<\/h2>\n