Air India (AI) will fly its brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft
into Bangalore on September 19, the day when the city will be
celebrating Ganesha Chaturthi. Air India will be the first airline to
land and take-off the Dreamliner from Bangalore. Incidentally, the
carrier was also the first airline to land and take-off from Bengaluru
International Airport (BIA), when it opened in 2009.
AI's evening flight from Delhi AI 403 on September 19 will be operated by the 256-seater Dreamliner and will touch down at 7.10pm at BIA. The same aircraft will depart from Bangalore to Delhi as AI 404 at 8.10pm.
"The 787 will allow Air India to open new routes in a dynamic marketplace and provide the best in-flight experience for our passengers," said, Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India, which is the fifth airline in the world to take delivery of a 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft has the range and capability to allow AI to deploy them on many routes, including to the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Air India has placed orders for 27 Dreamliners, which it will induct into its fleet over the next couple of years. By the end of this year, the airline will have five Dreamliners in its fleet.
"I am sure Air India and their customers will be thrilled to experience the revolutionary features on the 787, an airplane that will be the key focus of the airline's turnaround plan," said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice-president of Asia Pacific and India sales for Boeing commercial airplanes. Air India's first 787 Dreamliner was assembled in Everett, Wash, and delivered on September 6 from Boeing's South Carolina delivery centre. With this latest acquisition, the number of aircraft in Air India's fleet will go up to 122.
AI's evening flight from Delhi AI 403 on September 19 will be operated by the 256-seater Dreamliner and will touch down at 7.10pm at BIA. The same aircraft will depart from Bangalore to Delhi as AI 404 at 8.10pm.
"The 787 will allow Air India to open new routes in a dynamic marketplace and provide the best in-flight experience for our passengers," said, Rohit Nandan, CMD, Air India, which is the fifth airline in the world to take delivery of a 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft has the range and capability to allow AI to deploy them on many routes, including to the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Air India has placed orders for 27 Dreamliners, which it will induct into its fleet over the next couple of years. By the end of this year, the airline will have five Dreamliners in its fleet.
"I am sure Air India and their customers will be thrilled to experience the revolutionary features on the 787, an airplane that will be the key focus of the airline's turnaround plan," said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice-president of Asia Pacific and India sales for Boeing commercial airplanes. Air India's first 787 Dreamliner was assembled in Everett, Wash, and delivered on September 6 from Boeing's South Carolina delivery centre. With this latest acquisition, the number of aircraft in Air India's fleet will go up to 122.
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