Air India is the largest international airline in
India and the national flag carrier of India with a network of passenger
and cargo services worldwide. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport, Mumbai, with hubs at Indira Gandhi International
Airport, New Delhi and Chennai International Airport. The airline
connects 95 destinations around the world, including 12 gateways in
India with Air India Express, which is a fully-owned subsidiary of Air
India.
Air India and its low-cost subsidiary Air
India Express currently operate a fleet consisting of the following 42
aircraft including the Airbus A310 and Boeing 737/747/777.
The
Airline entered the Guinness Book of World Records - The largest
evacuation by a civil airliner, involving evacuation of over 111,000
people from Amman to Mumbai - a distance of 4,117 km, by operating 488
flights in association with Indian Airlines, during August 13 - October
11, 1990, lasting a total of 59 days. The operation was carried out
during Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from
Kuwait and Iraq.
Following are some stunning pictures of Air India planes.
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