Dhaka, March 19 -- Air India, which is undergoing a transformation, expects to complete the upgrade of all legacy wide-body aircraft by mid-2027, CEO Campbell Wilson said on Tuesday (March 18). He also noted that the global aviation market is likely to remain 'supply constrained' for the next four to five years.

The Air India CEO and MD also said the repainting and refurbishing of Vistara aircraft is expected to be completed in one-and-a-half years.

Full service carrier Vistara was merged with Air India last year.

Asserting that refit of aircraft is the number one priority for the airline, Wilson said refit of the legacy Boeing 777 planes was supposed to start last year but there were seat supply issues. "We are now pulling these aircr...