Air India aims to lease 10 long-haul Airbus 330 planes for international operations and an equal number of Airbus 320s; 15 ATR turboprop planes and 18 CRJ700 planes of Canada’s Bombardier Inc to expand its domestic operations. 

The airline also aims to lease up to four Boeing 737-800 planes for its low-cost unit Air India Charters Ltd, which operates short-haul overseas flights under the brand Air India Express. The aircraft will be leased for a period of five years. Air India has received deliveries of 81 planes so far from the 111 it ordered. It includes all 43 planes ordered from Airbus and 38 from Boeing.