Air India in 'good position', to retrofit over 100 planes: CEO Campbell Wilson
The Hindu
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson discusses fleet revamp, integration, growth, and partnerships at CAPA India Aviation Summit.
Air India will be retrofitting more than 100 planes, including 40 wide body planes, and has ordered around 25,000 aircraft seats as part of revamping the fleet, its chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday.
Emphasising that "plenty of things" are going on as part of the transformation at Air India, Mr. Wilson said the focus is on integration, growth, optimisation and customer experience.
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There is "immense flexibility" for the group whether it is full or low cost services and "we are in a good position," the Air India CEO and MD said at the CAPA India Aviation Summit here.
According to him, Air India will be retrofitting more than 100 aircraft and has also ordered around 25,000 seats as part of retrofitting the planes.
About costs for the airline industry, Mr. Wilson said airfares have been underperforming overall inflation.
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