Dreamliner 'fundamentally right plane' for AI's turnaround: Boeing

New Delhi: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which is expected to be inducted in Air India's fleet shortly, is "fundamentally the right plane" for the airline's turnaround, a senior Boeing official said today.
Three of these sophisticated aircraft, made out of composite carbon material, are ready at the Boeing facility in South Carolina, US, and a team of Air India officers, including the crew, is already there to take their delivery.
"Three Boeing 787 Dreamliners are ready for delivery at the Charleston. It is up to the airline when it takes their delivery. Boeing 787s are the fundamentally right plane for the turnaround of Air India," Dinesh A Keskar, Boeing's Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia-Pacific and India, told reporters here.
The Dreamliner will help the national carrier augment and expand its network, he said, adding that the plane has the range and the capacity to be deployed on many routes including the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Australia at "significantly lower operating costs".
04/09/12 PTI/Economic Times

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