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Air India Boeing and Airbus Pictures |
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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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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 October 2009 )
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