Air India is pressing Airbus and Boeing to push back deliveries of hundreds of aircraft as it resets capital spending and trims capacity. The carrier is in talks over a slower induction profile rather than a cancellation, with as many as 500 future slots under review and many of them concentrated in 2027 and 2028.
The move follows a sharper loss-reduction mandate from Tata Group after the turnaround plan ran into heavier financial strain. Air India has already weighed cuts of about 100 long-haul flights through July 2026, covering Europe, North America and Australia. The shift points to a harder line on fleet growth, with delivery timing now tied to cash burn and network discipline.