 Apart from the Boeing aircraft , Air India also operates a wide range of Airbus aircraft . In 1989 , Indian Airlines introduced the Airbus A320 @-@ 200 aircraft , which Air India now uses to operate both domestic and international short haul flights . In 2005 , Indian Airlines introduced the smaller , A319 , which are now used mainly on domestic and regional routes . After the merger in 2007 , Air India inducted the biggest member of the A320 family , the A321 , to operate mainly on international short haul and medium haul routes . At the same time , Air India leased the Airbus A330s to operate on medium @-@ long haul international routes . As of February 2013 , Air India operates 62 Airbus A320 family aircraft . Air India One ( also referred to as AI @-@ 1 or <unk> ) is the call sign of any Air India aircraft carrying the Prime Minister , President or the Vice President . Air India One operates on one of the five Boeing 747 @-@ 400s that Air India currently owns as VIP flights . <unk> Embraer 135 and Boeing Business Jets are also used . 
