787 Dreamliner set to change Air India's image: Boeing

After a delay of nearly five years, India’s national airline Air India is set to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Dinesh Keskar, President of Boeing’s operations across the Asia-Pacific region, said that the Dreamliner is set to change Air India’s image.
“Compared to their old A310, the 787 has more range, better fuel burn, lower maintenance cost and great passenger appeal. It will change the fortunes of Air India and that’s why I am so excited,” he said.
A confident Keskar informs that on a 20-year basis, the growth of the aviation market is the highest in India compared to any other part including China. "I think the Indian affluence continues to get better. More and more people have discretionary income that they can use to travel. If you sum all these things up, we are only increasing our forecast going up from USD 150-175 billion. I understand part of that is simply inflation, so we really have upped the forecast very moderately. It isn’t a big jump. The big jumps come when you see GDP growing year after year at 8-9% or double digits, which we haven’t seen here in the last year or two. Overall, I still feel confident about India."
09/09/12 moneycontrol.com

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