Dreamliner in India by month end

Mumbai: After a delay of more than four years, India’s national carrier Air India (AI) is finally set to get the delivery of the much-awaited Boeing-787 Dreamliner by month end and fly the state-of-the-art aircraft into India. Clearing the final hurdle, the US aviation regulator — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given its mandatory flying clearances to AI.
“A team of pilots, engineers and other crew members will leave for the US soon,” an AI official said. “We expect the aircraft to be in India within a fortnight,” he added.
According to the official, some top management officials like general manager for the wide bodied aircraft and director operation are already in the US to finish the final modalities of sales and lease back of the aircraft. AI hopes to save on maintenance and other cost by selling and leasing back the aircraft from international lenders.
21/08/12 Daily News & Analysis

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