India, March 18 -- Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said that global aircraft shortage which is hampering the airline's growth will go on for four to five years more.

This comes as supply snags hobble aircraft production at the world's top jetmakers Boeing and Airbus, news agency Reuters reported.

Wilson said he especially sees pinch points in the supply of narrowbody jet engines, business and first class seats, and some elements of aircraft fuselages, which he highlighted while speaking at an event organised by travel news website Skift.

This is because Boeing is recovering from a near two-month crippling worker strike with the plane maker being unable to produce more than 38 737 MAX aircraft per month due to a cap set by the US Federal ...