After a four-year delay, (AI) Air India took delivery of the first long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the South Carolina facility of Boeing in U.S. It will take off and land in Delhi. With “the most technologically advanced and fuel efficient airplane in the world” joining its fleet, Air India can open new routes in a dynamic marketplace and provide the best in-flight experience to passengers, Chairman and Managing Director Mr Rohit Nandan said in a statement. The national carrier, which placed orders for 27 of these aircraft six years ago, will get delivery of two more airplanes within the next few weeks. The first batch was supposed to be delivered in September 2008 but design and production issues at Boeing caused delay. The Union Cabinet recently cleared the compensation package between AI and Boeing for the delayed delivery of aircraft. AI intends getting 14 of them by March next and plans to launch flights in long-haul international sectors, including new services to Australia.
Source: Hindu
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