Tata Group-owned Air India's CEO Campbell Wilson, while discussing Boeing's delivery delay issues, said he expected the remaining white-tail aircraft to be delivered in the next six months.

Air India's transformation journey is a cricket Test match and not a T20, and currently, it is like lunch on the third day of a Test match, the airline's Chief Campbell Wilson said.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson discusses delays in aircraft deliveries, refurbishment plans, and growth strategies for 2025.

The airline group currently has a cumulative domestic market share of 29 per cent, which is significantly higher than the market share during its government-ownership days.

In February 2023, the former flag carrier placed orders for 470 planes with both Boeing and Airbus consisting of a mix of narrow and wide-body aircraft.

Due to the delay the airline anticipates that the retrofit of the airline's new and legacy fleet initially planned at $400 million will cost more than the allocated amount.

Out of the total 50 white tail Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, at least 35 have joined the fleet. These planes are being operated by Air India Express.

Air India anticipates growth in domestic and short-haul international flights by 2025, driven by fleet expansion and retrofitting of aircraft.

Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday that the airline is experiencing delays in receiving aircraft deliveries from Boeing, largely due to a strike at the aircraft manufacturer’s U.S.

The revival of Air India, "the Everest of corporate turnarounds", is "not a T20 match but a five-day one currently at lunch on day three". That's how Air India MD & CEO Campbell Wilson on Thursday described the Tata Group's mammoth task at hand with the Maharaja,