In pics: Air India acquires new aircraft after 16 years

This is for the first time that Air India has received delivery of a single-aisle airliner after its acquisition by Tata Group.

Air India has committed to placing orders for 250 Airbus aircraft in order to enhance its domestic and international operations.

The longest member of Airbus' best-selling single-aisle A320 family, the A321neo can accommodate 180 to 220 passengers in a typical two-class configuration and up to 244 in a higher-density configuration.

The narrow body aircraft will be deployed on the domestic routes and will join the existing fleet of Airbus A320, A320neo and A321neo

Air India, earlier under the ownership of the government, had not any acquired new aircrafts for more than 16 years

Air India has also placed an order of 220 planes with Boeing, including both wide and narrow body planes.