News / Air India capacity boost may include freighters as export drive accelerates

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Tata Group’s revamped Air India is looking at a three-fold increase in cargo handling capacity over the next five years.

That push signals aggressive market share and network enhancement competition among cargo airlines serving the emerging region.

Air India estimates its belly capacity will reach 2m tonnes when more aircraft have joined its fleet. The carrier has some 470 aircraft on order from Airbus and Boeing, with deliveries mostly scheduled to begin in 2025.

And, according to previous industry reports, Air India is negotiating a deal ...