US aircraft-maker Boeing will deliver two Dreamliners to Air India this year, and four more next year, to complete the airline’s order of 27 of these aircraft, even as the flag carrier grapples with glitches in its fleet of 787-800 planes.
Once described as a “game-changer,” Air India was one of the launch customers of the Boeing 787-800, and had started inducting them in its fleet about four years ago. Since then, the airline has been facing a series of technical glitches with regard to the Dreamliner fleet.
Boeing’s Senior VP-Sales (Asia Pacific and India) Dinesh Keskar said two Dreamliners would be delivered this year. Air India currently has 21 Boeing 787-800s in the fleet.
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