Air India

70.6IVCA

India · Asia

#35global
#13Asia
77%confidence
Operations and fleet punctuality · fleet · environment
64
Perception globally awarded recognitions
71
Network and track record fleet · destinations · continents · years · alliance
80

How it is made up

Continents served our own
5 continents (published network) · weight 5%
100
Global alliance our own
Star Alliance · member since 2014 · weight 4%
85
Destination network our own
87 destinations (published network) · weight 4%
54
Track record our own
94 years (founded in 1932) · weight 4%
100
Fleet size our own
150 or more aircraft (published fleet) · weight 3%
49
Wide-body fleet our own
61 wide-body aircraft (published fleet) · weight 7%
95
Global airline recognition award
Among the world's 100 best airlines (2026) · weight 15%
77
On-board experience rating award
Four stars · global (2026) · weight 11%
70
Frequent-flyer programme award
Air India Maharaja Club: among the world's 50 best (international listing 2025) · 2026 i… · weight 6%
71
Product rating (stars) award
4 stars (product certification) · weight 4%
80
Regional recognition (best in its region) award
Best Airline in India & South Asia (international recognition 2026) · weight 3%
100

#35 worldwide · #13 in Asia. IVCA 70.6. Strong in regional recognition, presence by continent, track record. Weak in fleet size, destination network. Confidence 77% (no data: punctuality). Not listed in environmental certification, international assessment (worth 50).

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