 In 1932 , Air India started operations with De Havilland Puss Moth . It inducted its first Boeing 707 – 420 named Gauri Shankar ( registered VT @-@ DJJ ) , thereby becoming the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet and on 4 August 1993 , Air India took the delivery of its first Boeing 747 – 400 named Konark ( registered VT @-@ ESM ) . The airline 's first Boeing 777 @-@ 200LR aircraft was delivered on 26 July 2007 , which was named Andhra Pradesh . Air India received its first Boeing 777 @-@ 300ER aircraft on 9 October 2007 and the aircraft was named as Bihar . Air India received its first Boeing 787 dreamliner aircraft on 6 September 2012 and commenced flights on 19 September 2012 . 
