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This is the very aircraft, seen at Renton airport, which crashed in Mangalore. Courtesy: aviation-safety.net
From the Boeing stable, the 737-800s are the most favoured, short and medium-range passenger aircraft the world over.
Air India has inducted a dozen-and-a-half of this particular type of aircraft over the last 10-12 years.
The ill-fated aircraft made its maiden flight (picture right) on December 20, 2007 from Renton airport in Washington state, the US.
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