Tata Group-owned Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson, while discussing Boeing’s delivery delay issues, said he expected the remaining white-tail aircraft to be delivered in the next six months.

The revival of Air India, "the Everest of corporate turnarounds", is "not a T20 match but a five-day one currently at lunch on day three". That's how Air India MD & CEO Campbell Wilson on Thursday described the Tata Group's mammoth task at hand with the Maharaja,

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson discusses delays in aircraft deliveries, refurbishment plans, and growth strategies for 2025.

The airline group currently has a cumulative domestic market share of 29 per cent, which is significantly higher than the market share during its government-ownership days.

Out of the total 50 white tail Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, at least 35 have joined the fleet. These planes are being operated by Air India Express.

In a media roundtable at its headquarters in Gurugram, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said aircraft deliveries in 2025 are expected to be slower compared to 2024, partly due to the strike at Boeing’s manufacturing facilities in the US.

Due to the delay the airline anticipates that the retrofit of the airline's new and legacy fleet initially planned at $400 million will cost more than the allocated amount.