 The first logo of Air India was a centaur , a stylised version of Sagittarius shooting an arrow in a circle representing the wheel of Konark . The logo chosen by founder J. R. D. Tata was introduced in 1948 and represented the airline until 2007 . On 22 May 2007 , Air India and Indian Airlines unveiled their new livery consisting of a Flying Swan with the wheel of Konark placed inside it . The flying swan was morphed from the centaur logo and the chakra was derived from Indian 's erstwhile logo . On 15 May 2007 , Air India refreshed its livery , making the Rajasthani arches along the windows slightly smaller , extending a stylised line from the tail of the aircraft to the nose and painting the underbelly red . The new logo features on the tail and the engine covers with red and orange lines running parallel to each other from the front door to the rear door . 
