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![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/12\/air-india-old.png?width=3840\"\/)
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<\/picture>\nA much larger transformation<\/h2>\n
470 aircraft on order<\/h2>\n
Other changes planned for 2024<\/h2>\n