Air India gets fifth of 8 long-haul Boeing 777-200LR aircraft

New Delhi: National carrier Air India on Wednesday said it has received its fifth Boeing 777-200 Long Range aircraft, which would be deployed for non-stop services to the United States.
In keeping with its policy of naming Boeing 777 fleet after Indian states, the new aircraft has been christened 'Haryana'. The four aircraft received earlier have been named Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Gujarat, and deployed to operate non-stop services between Mumbai-New York and Delhi-New York.
The aircraft was delivered to the national carrier at the Boeing headquarters in Seattle, an Air India spokesperson said, adding that the B777-200LRs are equipped with all modern passenger amenities like flat beds in First and Executive Class and state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system offering a wide choice of programmes.
A unique feature of this aircraft is a nose wheel camera that allows a passenger to see the aircraft taxiing and taking off while sitting inside the plane. The 238-seater aircraft will have eight seats in First Class, 35 seats in Executive Class and 195 seats in Economy Class.
05/03/08 PTI/Times of India

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