Air India Express

Air India Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
IX AXB EXPRESS INDIA
Founded May 2004
Commenced operations 29 April 2005
Operating bases
Focus cities
Alliance Star Alliance (affillate)
Fleet size 17
Destinations 26
Company slogan "Simply Priceless"
Parent company Air India Limited
Headquarters Kochi
Key people Rohit Nandan (Chairman)
K. Shyamsundar (CEO)
Website www.airindiaexpress.in

Air India Express is a low-cost subsidiary of Air India. It has its corporate office in Kochi and maintains an engineering base at Thiruvananthapuram. It operates about 100 flights per week from South India to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline is owned by Air India Limited as a subsidiary.

Overview

Air India Express is a subsidiary of Air India and operates mostly from South India to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline began operations on 29 April 2005 with a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi. The airline was initially owned by Air India Charters Limited before becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India Limited.

Being a low cost airline, the airline operates point to point flights without any hub. In December 2012, the Air India board ratified the proposal to move the headquarters to Kochi in January 2013 and for establishing a new MRO base at Thiruvananthapuram.[1][2]

Destinations

Air India Express operates 100 flights per week, mainly from southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala in India. Air India Express is planning to launch direct flights from Delhi to destinations in Central Asia and Middle East from early 2016.[3]

Fleet

The airline took delivery of the first aircraft on 22 February 2005 when it leased a new Boeing 737-86Q from Boullioun Aviation Services. Air India had originally planned to convert 3 of its existing Boeing 777 orders into 10-11 Boeing 737 MAX orders but later decided to stick with the original order.[4] As of March 2015, Air India Express fleet included the following aircraft:[5]

Air India Express Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
(Economy)		 Notes
Boeing 737-800 17 8 189 8 Aircraft Being Leased[6]
Total 17 8

Each Air-India Express aircraft features a different tail design that reflects a facet of Indian culture, history and tradition.

Air-India Express liveries
Registration Left Tail Photo Right tail Photo
1 VT-AXA[A] Pooram Pushkar Fair
2 VT-AXB[A] Rangoli Kite
3 VT-AXC[A] Sitar Tabla
4 VT-AXD Nilavilakku Diya

5 VT-AXE Kathakali Bharatanatyam
6 VT-AXF Konark Sun Temple Taj Mahal
7 VT-AXG Indian jewellery Indian Saree
8 VT-AXH India Gate Gateway of India
9 VT-AXI Rajput painting Ragamala paintings
10 VT-AXJ Red Fort Gwalior Fort
11 VT-AXM Mehrangarh Fort Mysore Palace
12 VT-AXN Hawa Mahal Ujjayanta Palace
13 VT-AXP Hamsa Damayanthi Ravi Varma Art
14 VT-AXQ Qutub Minar Jantar Mantar
15 VT-AXR Snake Boat Race Kalaripayattu
16 VT-AXT Indian peacock Painted stork
17 VT-AXU Bihu Garba
18 VT-AXV[B] Victoria Memorial Konark Sun Temple
19 VT-AXW Sanchi Stupa Charminar
20 VT-AXX Indian beaches Himalayas
21 VT-AXZ Dal Lake Thar Desert
22 VT-AYA Ellora Caves Ajanta Caves
23 VT-AYB White tiger Chital
24 VT-AYC Naga Shawl Pataola Saree
25 VT-AYD Nagaland Folk Dance Manipuri Dance
  • ^ Have been returned to Lessors
  • ^ Lost in crash

Accidents and incidents

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