Air India To Receive First Boeing 787 Widebody By End Of Week

National carrier Air India will receive its first 787 long-range aircraft from Boeing this week after a four-year delay in deliveries.
“The first aircraft is expected to arrive in New Delhi by Friday . . . This will be followed by the delivery of two others in September,” an airline official tells AviationWeek.
Air India plans to take delivery of all 27 787 aircraft by 2016, he continues, adding that a delivery schedule will be finalized after the carrier receives its two shipments in the first week of September.
The introduction of its 787 aircraft will enable cash-strapped Air India to increase its international network, including services to Melbourne and Sydney later this year, says the airline spokesman.
28/08/12 Jay Menon/Aviation Week

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