Boeing 787 lands at IGI airport in Delhi

New Delhi: The Boeing 787 aircraft, popularly known as the Dreamliner, touched down at the IGI airport in the capital at 11.10 a.m. on its maiden voyage to India.
The aircraft landed from Tokyo and will travel to Mumbai later this week before heading back to the United States.
Air India, which has ordered 27 Boeing 787 aircraft will take delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft by end 2011, the President of Boeing India, Dr Dinesh Keskar, had announced recently.
The state-owned carrier was originally to have taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft in May 2008.
Dr Keskar, however, did not disclose when the remaining 26 Boeing 787 aircraft ordered by the airline will be delivered.
“Pilot training for the (Air India) aircraft will begin next month,” Dr Keskar added. Air India plans to use the Boeing 787 to operate non-stop services to the existing cities to which it currently operates in the United States.
13/07/11 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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