Airlines / India
Air India is an airline from India, founded in 1932. Its codes are AI (IATA) and AIC (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “AIRINDIA”.
Lifeline
- Indian Airlines 1953–2011
- Air India 1932–today
History
Air India took the place of Indian Airlines (until 2011).
Fleet
Aircraft families in Air India’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in October 2025, cargo aircraft included:
- Boeing 777e.g. 777-300ER, 73.9 m
- Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
- Boeing 787e.g. 787-10, 68.3 m
- Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m
Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.
Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (AI 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as AIC123 is called “AIRINDIA one two three”.
Airports in India
More airlines from India
- Air India Express
- AIX Connect
- Go First
- IndiGo
- Jet Airways
- Kingfisher Airlines
- SpiceJet
- Alliance Air
- Indian Airlines
- JetLite
- Vistara
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