diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ee356c1..0b0e161 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@
 [submodule "vim/bundle/vim-surround"]
 	path = vim/bundle/vim-surround
 	url = git@github.com:tpope/vim-surround.git
+[submodule "vim/bundle/vim-airline"]
+	path = vim/bundle/vim-airline
+	url = git@github.com:bling/vim-airline.git
diff --git a/vim/bundle/vim-airline b/vim/bundle/vim-airline
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..310331c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/bundle/vim-airline
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 310331cfc45ea1fbec8987042ed94c3740cc7041
diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 62dd081..46bc72a 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ map <F9> :!./%<cr>
 setlocal completeopt-=preview
 set laststatus=2
 let g:Powerline_symbols = 'fancy'
-set rtp+=$HOME/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/bindings/vim/
 let b:EclimPhpHtmlValidate = 1
 
 set expandtab
 set tabstop=2
+
+let g:airline_powerline_fonts = 1
+let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 1
+let g:airline_theme='solarized'
+