Vistara plans to increase its fleet size to 70 planes within two years and add manpower to match the growth, CEO Vinod Kannan said on Tuesday.
“We will go from a 50-aircraft fleet to 70 by the end of 2023 and will ramp up manpower to man those aircraft, “ Mr Kannan said in an interview. On adding bigger planes that would enable the airline to fly on medium and long-haul international routes, the CEO said that Vistara expects to add four more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and six Airbus A321s within the same time-frame. It currently has two Boeing 787-9s and four A321s.
Since late 2020, Boeing has paused the delivery of Dreamliners due to manufacturing issues, which it is trying to resolve with regulators. This has also hampered Vistara’s international expansion plans. Vistara has asked Boeing about the number of Dreamliners it will be able to deliver this year, and is awaiting a response.
