印度航空首席执行官特沃尔德·格布雷马里亚姆周二表示，印度希望增加宽体飞机订单，以提振国际客运量，并称这家塔塔集团旗下的航空公司将“很快”实现盈利。
India wants to increase an order for wide-body aircraft as it seeks to boost international passenger traffic, Chief Executive Tewolde Gebremariam said on Tuesday, adding the Tata Group-owned carrier would return to profitability "very soon".
这番言论发表于埃塞俄比亚航空前掌门人接管印度航空数月之后，该公司正在推行大规模扭亏计划，同时面临运营成本上升、地缘政治动荡和亏损等挑战。
The comments come months after the former head of Ethiopian Airlines took charge of Air India, which is driving a sweeping turnaround while grappling with higher operating costs, geopolitical disruptions and losses.
“我们想要更多宽体飞机，”格布雷马里亚姆表示，释放出该航空公司进一步强化长途机队、追求海外增长的雄心。
"We want more wide-body aircraft," Gebremariam said, signalling the airline's ambition to further strengthen its long-haul fleet as it pursues overseas growth.
一位不愿具名的业内人士透露，印度航空已与波音（BA.N）和空客（AIR.PA）举行会谈，权衡运营老旧宽体客机的成本。
Air India has held talks with both Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) as it weighs the cost of running its older wide-body jets, said an industry source who sought anonymity for lack of authorisation to speak to the media.
“运营老旧宽体客机成本高，效率也不高，”该人士称，并补充说新型飞机将帮助航空公司连通更多城市，并应对巴基斯坦禁飞其领空的影响。“还有太多城市他们没有连通，”该人士补充道。
"The cost of operating old wide-bodies is high, and they're not very efficient," the source said, adding that newer aircraft would help the airline connect more cities and navigate the impact of Pakistan's ban on use of its airspace. "There are so many cities they don't connect," the source added.
自2022年重回印度庞大的塔塔集团麾下以来，印度航空已启动一项耗资数十亿美元的转型计划，涵盖机队更新、客舱升级和航线网络扩张。
Since returning to the ownership of India's sprawling Tata Group conglomerate in 2022, the airline has embarked on a multi-billion-dollar transformation programme covering fleet renewal, cabin upgrades and network expansion.
该公司一直在引进新飞机并翻新老旧机型，以提升服务标准，在国际航线上更具竞争力地拓展业务。
It has been adding new aircraft and refurbishing older jets to improve service standards and compete more aggressively on international routes.