Air India's first Dreamliner arrives at IGI

New Delhi: The advanced Boeing 787 Dreamliner of Air India touched down at Delhi's IGI Airport on Saturday, ending an over four-year wait of the struggling national carrier to add this next-generation airplane in its fleet.
The plane, painted in red and yellow livery of Air India, landed at the main runway of the airport at 1705 hours and was given water-cannon salute as it taxied to the bay.
After parking, a small religious ceremony was conducted to welcome the aircraft in the presence of Air India CMD Rohit Nandan and senior Civil Aviation Ministry and airline officials.
The Dreamliner took 15 hours of flying time from Boeing's Charleston factory in South Carolina in the US to Delhi, plus a 90-minute stopover at Frankfurt for re-fuelling, the commander of the aircraft, Capt AS Soman, told PTI.
08/09/12 PTI/IBN Live

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