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Air India

flag-carrier airline of India
Organization airline Q69906
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Summary

Air India is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,123 views/month, #26 of 2,889).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: India[3]
  • Founder: J. R. D. Tata[4]
  • Airline hub: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[5], Indira Gandhi International Airport[6], Chennai International Airport[7], Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport[8]
  • Airline alliance: Star Alliance[9]
  • Item operated: Airbus A320 family[10], Airbus A330[11], Airbus A350[12], Douglas DC-3[13], Douglas DC-4[14], Douglas DC-6[15], Lockheed L-749 Constellation[16], Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation[17], Lockheed L-1011 TriStar[18], Vickers Viking[19], Boeing 707[20], Boeing 737[21], Boeing 747-200[22], Boeing 747-300[23]
  • Owned by: Air India Limited[24]
  • Headquarters location: Gurgaon[25]
  • Has organizational division: Air India Express[26]
  • IATA airline designator: AI[27]
  • ICAO airline designator: AIC[28]
  • Commons category: Air India[29]
  • Inception: October 15, 1932[30], July 29, 1946[31]
  • Location of formation: Mumbai[32]
  • Parent organization or unit: Tata Group[33]
  • Significant event: Air India Flight 171[34]
  • Official website: https://www.airindia.com[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Air India[36]
  • Commons gallery: Air India[37]
  • Employees: 20,956[38]
  • Described by source: Metromod[39]
  • Legal form: Public Limited Company[40]
  • Owner of: Air India Footbal Club[41], Air India Building[42]
  • Start of work period: 1930[43]
  • Reward program: Flying Returns[44]
  • Merchant Category Code: 3020[45]

Why It Matters

Air India has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Related Entities

Gurgaon India J. R. D. Tata Mumbai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . seatmaestro.com. Retrieved . seatmaestro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . staralliance.com. staralliance.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . airindia.com. Retrieved . airindia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . seatmaestro.com. Retrieved . seatmaestro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . airindia.com. Retrieved . airindia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . archive.metromod.net. Retrieved . archive.metromod.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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