AI faces 250 seat faults a month

AN average of 250 passenger seats on Air India flights develop faults every month, posing persistent challenge for the Tata group as it works to modernise the ageing fleet it acquired from the government in January 2022.

- S LALITHA @ New Delhi

According to airline insiders, the main hurdle lies in the nonavailability of spare parts for older aircraft, many of which are 15-20 years old. In several cases, even the original manufacturers of seat components have shut down.