 As a part of the financial restructuring , Air India sold five of its eight Boeing 777 @-@ 200LR aircraft to Etihad Airways in December 2013 . According to the airline , plans for introducing ultra @-@ long flights with service to Seattle , San Francisco and Los Angeles were cancelled due to factors like high fuel prices and weak demand . In April 2014 , the airline decided to sell its remaining three Boeing 777 @-@ 200LRs as well , citing higher operating costs . On 24 April 2014 , Air India issued a tender for leasing 14 Airbus A320 aircraft for up to six years , to strengthen its domestic network . 
