Air India Express included its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 737-8, with the traditional mural painting of Karnataka on its tail on 10 March 2025. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Air India Express included its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 737-8, with the ‘Chitta’ art inspired by the traditional mural painting of Karnataka on its tail on 10 March.

The airline said that each aircraft in Air India Express Fleet is beautified by its unique ‘Tales of India’ tail art theme, and shows the country’s diverse artistic heritage.

The Lever includes indigenous textile motifs and traditional art forms, such as Azrakh, Bandrani, Banarasi, Ikat, Japa, Jamdani, Kalamkari, Kanjeevaram, Kolm and Warli.

The 100th aircraft has Chittara art from Karnataka, a complex folk art historically prevalent by the Devru community, which symbolizes prosperity and celebration. Created using natural colors on mud-coated surfaces, reflects a deep relationship for nature and heritage.

The aircraft was dispatched by Alok Singh, Managing Director of Air India Express at Kempagowda International Airport in Bengaluru, by his largest hub from where the airline operates more than 445 flights.

The aircraft will work on the Bengaluru -Hindon route.

“The induction of our 100th aircraft is a decisive moment in the development and change journey of Air India Express. In just three years since privatization, we integrated and merged LCC Airlines, deepening and expanding our domestic networks, deepening our domestic networks, deepening our domestic networks, deepening and expanding our domestic networks. Today, we focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, the emerging hotspots of the economy in the Indian market, which plays an important role in the next stage of India’s aviation development story, “said Mr. Singh.

Since joining the Tata Group in January 2022, the Air India Express has increased and changed unprecedented growth.

From a fleet of 26 Boeing 737 NGS and 28A320 aircraft, the airline has doubled its fleet into about 100 aircraft. The airline, as part of its rapid network expansion, added to Diabroor, Dimapur, Hindon, Jammu, Patna, and Port Blair (Shri Vijaya Puram), in addition to its growing network – Bangkok and Phuket – for its growing network.