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  Volume: XXII, Issue No. 19 May 16-31, 2013  
     
 
   
 
   
  AVIATION
  Air India takes delivery of its first Boeing B787 Dreamliner
 
 
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North Charleston : Boeing and Air India recently celebrated the delivery of the airline's first B787 Dream-liner.
"Today is a great day for Air India as the most technologically advanced and fuel efficient airplane in the world joins our fleet," said Rohit Nandan, Air India Chairman and Managing Director. "The B787 will allow Air India to open new routes in a dynamic marketplace and provide the best in-flight experience for our passengers."
Air India is the fifth airline in the world to take delivery of a B787 Dreamliner.
This delivery is the first of 27 Dreamliners for Air India. The airplane is equipped with 18 Business Class seats and 238 Economy Class seats.
The B787 has the range and capability to allow Air India to deploy the Dreamliner on many routes including the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Australia.
"We are pleased to celebrate another historic moment in our nearly seven-decade long relationship," said Dinesh Keskar, Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific and India Sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "I am sure Air India and their customers will be thrilled to experience the revolutionary features on the B787, an airplane that will be the key focus of the airline's turnaround plan."
Air India's first B787 Dreamliner was assembled in Everett, Washington and delivered from Boeing's South Carolina delivery centre. The airplane flew to Delhi recently.
The B787 Dreamliner is an all-new airplane featuring a host of technologies that provide exceptional value to airlines and unparalleled levels of comfort to passengers. It is the first mid-size airplane capable of flying long-range routes, enabling airlines to open new, non-stop routes preferred by the traveling public.
   
 
 
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