Air-India Aircraft image gallery
Other Early Aircraft
Air-India International was formed in 1948 as a result of a collaboration between The Government of India and Air-India Ltd., an airline promoted by the Tata group. Air-India Ltd., itself was founded in 1932 as the Airline Division of Tata Sons Ltd., and was later operating as Tata Airlines Ltd., before renaming itself as Air-India Ltd. in 1946. Let us look at some of the early airplanes they used, and some other early airplanes of Air-India International as well.
An advertisement in the Illustrated London News shows images of various planes these airlines used between 1932 and 1960. View more images of some of these airplanes by clicking the button below.
Lockheed Constellation L-749
Left: VT-CQR Rajput Princess at London. 1948; Right: VT-DAR Maratha Princess flying over Lake Geneva
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Air-India V2-LEK - L-1011 TriStar 500
Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049
Air-India's first Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049 (VT-DGL) Empress Nurjehan, later renamed Rani of Jhansi.
Acquired on 6 June 1954
Acquired on 6 June 1954
Air-India's second Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049 (VT-DGM) Rani of Ind.
Acquired on 30 July 1954
Photograph taken at Bombay Airport shows the graceful Super Constellation with the crew that brought her to India on the maiden voyage. There is a fair amount of discussion on the internet as to whether Air-India actually named an airplane Rani of Ind, but I guess this picture puts the matter at rest.
Acquired on 30 July 1954
Photograph taken at Bombay Airport shows the graceful Super Constellation with the crew that brought her to India on the maiden voyage. There is a fair amount of discussion on the internet as to whether Air-India actually named an airplane Rani of Ind, but I guess this picture puts the matter at rest.
DC-3
Air-India International VT-CGP Douglas DC-3 Airplane
Boeing 707
At Idlewild Airport, New York. The airport was later renamed as John F. Kennedy Airport, 'JFK'.
Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
VT-EFO Emperor Kanishka
Airbus A310-300
Air-India VT-EJJ Airbus A310 - 300
DC-8 Air-India Cargo
TF-FLE Douglas DC-8-63CF Air India Carg
Boeing 737
Air-India Express VT-AXA c/n 30296 B-737-86Q
Boeing 767
Air-India G-CEFG - Boeing 767-319(ER)
Boeing 777
Air-India VT-ALH - Boeing 777-237(LR)
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Air-India VT-ANL - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Other Modern Aircraft
Concorde Air-India