New Delhi: National carrier Air India today took the delivery of 18 Dreamliner aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing with which it plans to scale up its Birmingham operations.
The aircraft, which took off from Boeing's Charleston facility in the US on Thursday, landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here at 3 P.M. today, Air India said in a release here.
The state-run airline had placed orders for 68 aircraft with Boeing in January, 2006, including for 27 Dreamliners and B-777s and B-737-800s. It had taken the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in September, 2012.
The new 787 aircraft will be used to begin daily Birmingham operations, which presently run four times a week, the airline said.
Air India now has 18 fuel-efficient Dreamliners in its fleet which cater to its global destinations across Europe, the UK, Far East, South East Asia and Australia.
14/12/14 Economic Times
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The aircraft, which took off from Boeing's Charleston facility in the US on Thursday, landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here at 3 P.M. today, Air India said in a release here.
The state-run airline had placed orders for 68 aircraft with Boeing in January, 2006, including for 27 Dreamliners and B-777s and B-737-800s. It had taken the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in September, 2012.
The new 787 aircraft will be used to begin daily Birmingham operations, which presently run four times a week, the airline said.
Air India now has 18 fuel-efficient Dreamliners in its fleet which cater to its global destinations across Europe, the UK, Far East, South East Asia and Australia.
14/12/14 Economic Times
